Hey vorts, this is a question about weight. No advanced physics is involved. Suppose you have a surface with built in sensors so it will tell you the weight of an object placed anywhere on it. Assume the surface is flat and level and the acceleration due to gravity is everywhere constant. Will the *registered* weight of the object be the same when the object is at rest with respect to the surface as when it is moving with uniform motion with respect to the surface?
It seems to me that the object will effectively weigh slightly less because it takes time for the object to exert its full weight on the sensors. The true or full weight can only be ascertained when the object is at rest with respect to the surface. Harry
