Gravity and force

Weight of a 70 kg person

This is the downward force exerted by gravity on an average adult human.

How big is it?

686.5 N of force

Weight · example

Scale illustration of Weight of a 70 kg person, calibrated to its weight measurement.
The marked weight represents 686.5 N.

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About the same scale as Saturn cloud-top gravity force on a 70 kg person.

Saturn cloud-top gravity force on a 70 kg person: This is the gravitational force that Saturn would exert on a 70 kg person located at the level of its visible cloud tops.

Linear measure
FORCE686.5 N730.8 N
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Saturn cloud-top gravity force on a 70 kg person730.8 NForce at conventional cloud-top gravity
Bar length measures force in newtons. Mass and local gravity determine weight.
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Weight of a 70 kg person

A 70 kg person at standard Earth gravity. This is force in newtons, not a different mass.

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The marked weight is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Saturn cloud-top gravity force on a 70 kg person

A 70 kg comparison person experiences about 730.8 N using Saturn’s conventional 10.44 m/s² atmospheric gravity. Saturn has no solid surface, and gravity changes with reference level and latitude.

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The marked force at conventional cloud-top gravity is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 686.5 N

For comparison, this page uses weight. This is labelled example: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.

A 70 kg person at standard Earth gravity. This is force in newtons, not a different mass.

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Weight of a 70 kg person dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
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