What does the weighing scale we use in our homes actually measures? As weight should be in Newton and it measures in Kilograms so does it measures our mass ? Why we say that our weight is x Kilograms when we should say the weight is x Newtons , it is too confusing for me .
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It senses your weight, it is then calibrated to report your mass in kg.
If you were to stand on it at the equator vs one of the poles your weight would be slightly different, so it’s reported mass would be different.
If you were to take it to the moon and stand on it it would sense your weight on the moon, and report a very wrong answer for your mass due to calibration being completely off.
To directly measure mass you’d need to be stuck in a centrifuge or hooked up to some giant springs or similar to accelerate you back and forth. This is cumbersome and not in common use, hopefully for obvious reasons.
For the folks using 🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸FREEDOM UNITS🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅 your scales also measure your weight in pounds-force, and are then calibrated to report your mass in pounds-mass, and you’ll see the same deviations from your actual mass at the poles and on the surface of the moon as the metric folks.
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