58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhen you inhale helium from a balloon, do you weigh less?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareWhen you inhale helium from a balloon, do you weigh less?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareHyperlon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoYou are adding more mass to your body, but you are also decreasing your body’s density. So this should in fact make you lighter on the surface of the earth.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoBuoyancy is a thing, even in the regular old earth’ atmosphere. I figured to mention it but I didn’t want to give too complex of an answer
You are adding more mass to your body, but you are also decreasing your body’s density. So this should in fact make you lighter on the surface of the earth.
Buoyancy is a thing, even in the regular old earth’ atmosphere. I figured to mention it but I didn’t want to give too complex of an answer