About: If there were a thousand seagulls in an airplane while its flying, each weighing two pounds a piece, but they were all flying in the airplane, would the airplane weigh 2000 pounds more

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About: If there were a thousand seagulls in an airplane while its flying, each weighing two pounds a piece, but they were all flying in the airplane, would the airplane weigh 2000 pounds more Sponge Permalink

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Yes it would. Each sea gull weighs two pounds, that means gravity is pulling down on each seagull with a force of two pounds. In order to stay flying, the seagulls have to exert a downward force equal to that of the gravitational force. The force of gravity and the downward force of the seagulls would cancel out.. The downward force exerted by the seagulls ends up being exerted against the floor of the plane, causing the plane to weigh 2000 pounds more.

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rdfs:label	If there were a thousand seagulls in an airplane while its flying, each weighing two pounds a piece, but they were all flying in the airplane, would the airplane weigh 2000 pounds more
rdfs:comment	Yes it would. Each sea gull weighs two pounds, that means gravity is pulling down on each seagull with a force of two pounds. In order to stay flying, the seagulls have to exert a downward force equal to that of the gravitational force. The force of gravity and the downward force of the seagulls would cancel out.. The downward force exerted by the seagulls ends up being exerted against the floor of the plane, causing the plane to weigh 2000 pounds more.
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abstract	Yes it would. Each sea gull weighs two pounds, that means gravity is pulling down on each seagull with a force of two pounds. In order to stay flying, the seagulls have to exert a downward force equal to that of the gravitational force. The force of gravity and the downward force of the seagulls would cancel out.. The downward force exerted by the seagulls ends up being exerted against the floor of the plane, causing the plane to weigh 2000 pounds more.

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