> >> Clearly the very best results are to be had in space where weight ~= 0. > > > > Or in free fall. Or in ballistic trajectory. > > You may have noted that I changed the metric to "mass" when I replied. > > > > Clearly an ill-defined question from the start. To misquote Box " All questions are wrong. Some questions are useful". This had the advantage, as many such do, of eliciting numerous positive/negative/interesting factoids, some of which may lodge in brains and inspire future epiphanies. Or not :-). Russell -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist