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Unread 06-01-2008, 23:33
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Red face Re: Trackballs

Indeed, Mike - what I foolishly ignored (to my own detriment!) is that while the air inside the ball DOES weigh several ounces, I forgot that it's immersed in air of similar density and composition, so the DIFFERENCE in weight (which is what I was thinking about) is a very small number (accounted for only by the pressure increase above the air outside the ball.)

I apologize to Uberbots for typing before thinking, and humbly thank Mike for pointing out the error.

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