Globe Gets Less Gravity
By Anne-Marie Morgan
“…and the Weightwatching Nation of the Year goes to…Canada!!”
“Errr, how can that be with all those Maple syrup pancakes?” we wonder.
“Because gravity doesn’t weigh you down as much.”
Yes, it’s true, in parts of northern Canada gravity doesn’t pull you down to Earth as strongly as it does elsewhere, so you actually weigh less. However, before you run off to buy that flight with only a pair of Speedos or a polka dot bikini in your suitcase, you will only weigh 1/25,000th less. That’s a mere 0.1oz if you weigh eleven stone (150lb), which may not help a great deal when you step on the scales.