I was assuming that the image was confusing the term “weight” with “mass” (as both are equal on earth — give or take the variance in Earth’s gravitational field)). If weight was intended to be a separate term, then it’s just incorrect. Weight is the term given to the force that objects in a gravitational field impart on others when they are not accelerating (I mean not accelerating to mean the object is still with reference to the surface of the Earth) [1.1]. In SI, weight is measured in Newton’s [1.2] and mass is measured in kilograms [2].
References
1. “Weight”. Wikipedia. Accessed: 2024-08-13T03:05Z. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight
1. > the weight of an object, is the force acting on the object due to acceleration of gravity.
2. > The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units (SI) is the newton.
2. “Mass”. Wikipedia. Accessed: 2024-08-13T03:08Z. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass
> The SI base unit of mass is the kilogram
These terms get a little convoluted for me as my knowledge of them is far from well established. I don’t really want to get into what the actual “Higgs field” is, but, for the sake of the meme, the following excerpt from Wikipedia should suffice:
via the Higgs mechanism, [the Higgs boson] gives a rest mass to all massive elementary particles of the Standard Model, including the Higgs boson itself. [source]
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I was assuming that the image was confusing the term “weight” with “mass” (as both are equal on earth — give or take the variance in Earth’s gravitational field)). If weight was intended to be a separate term, then it’s just incorrect. Weight is the term given to the force that objects in a gravitational field impart on others when they are not accelerating (I mean not accelerating to mean the object is still with reference to the surface of the Earth) [1.1]. In SI, weight is measured in Newton’s [1.2] and mass is measured in kilograms [2].
References
1. “Weight”. Wikipedia. Accessed: 2024-08-13T03:05Z. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight 1. > the weight of an object, is the force acting on the object due to acceleration of gravity. 2. > The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units (SI) is the newton. 2. “Mass”. Wikipedia. Accessed: 2024-08-13T03:08Z. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass > The SI base unit of mass is the kilogram
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 year ago
I don’t actually know what the higgs field is. I assumed it was gravity.
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
These terms get a little convoluted for me as my knowledge of them is far from well established. I don’t really want to get into what the actual “Higgs field” is, but, for the sake of the meme, the following excerpt from Wikipedia should suffice:
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Oh so it’s all of it. Got it.