Atmospheric pressure is caused by the weight of the air over our heads.
But that evening his body was compressing: the weight of the air was on him, flattening his libido and his trust in humankind.
These are the impediments to the movement of people and goods brought on by Sept. 11: the wasted hours of employees showing IDs to get into their building, the delays at the airport, the backlog of trucks at the border, the increased cost of air freight, the dead weight of higher insurance premiums.
These are the impediments to the movement of people and goods brought on by Sept. 11: the wasted hours of employees showing proof of identification to get in their building, the delays at the airport, the backlog of trucks at the border, the increased cost of air freight, the dead weight of higher insurance premiums.
Handling is impressive for a vehicle that weighs in a bit over 4600lbs -- thanks in great part to the low center of gravity, near 50-50 weight distribution and active air suspension.
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Cashmere, after all, should be soft but rugged, have real weight but feel light as air.
Passengers booking online with Samoa Air are asked to provide their approximate weight and that of their luggage before being given an estimated fare.
The same amount of energy from a combustion power plant is produced daily by combining 20 million pounds of coal with 200 million pounds of air, not incidentally yielding an equal weight in ashes and gases.
On average they gain 32.6%, 40.9% and 46.8% additional dry weight mass, respectively, when grown in air containing an extra 300, 600, and 900 parts per million of CO2.
They move a lot of the saved weight up into the hull in the form of air-conditioning, stereo equipment and other essential amenities.
Prof Kevin McConway, a statistician at the Open University said, based on the findings, if Newcastle were to halve its current particulate air pollution level it would lead to two or three fewer low weight babies out of the total 3, 500 or so born in the city each year.
Earlier this month Samoa Air made headlines for becoming the first carrier to charge passengers according to their weight.
"It's a pay by weight system and it's here to stay, " Samoa Air Chief Executive Chris Langton told The Wall Street Journal Wednesday.
Politicians are naturally happy to see such self-sacrifice: it may not add up to much compared with the huge weight of the nation's financial predicament, but it fosters an air of crisis and helps prepare people for the tough times to come.
Samoa Air says its program is the world's first fare structure that charges only by weight.
Also, the test is done without air-conditioning, which reduces fuel economy, and without any popular options that add weight to vehicles, thereby making them less efficient.
The ice adds weight to an aircraft, and rough accumulations known as rime interrupt the flow of air over wings.
This means your weight is leaning forward, rather than back, which is often when the ball travels dangerously in the air.
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