• bob_lemon@feddit.org
    14·
    28 days ago

    It might have the same mass, but considering they gain a fly speed, their (effective) weight is zero.

    • donnachaidh@lemmy.world
      81·
      28 days ago

      If there are in a sealed container that wouldn’t matter, unless it flies using a magical force without an equal and opposite force, at which point you might as well just throw out conservation of mass.

      • GreenBeard@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        27 days ago

        Buoyancy. It has weight, but if it’s lighter than air, it still floats.

        • donnachaidh@lemmy.world
          4·
          27 days ago

          For it to be buoyant, density would have to be less than air. If we’re holding to conservation of mass, then the bottle would have to be significantly larger than the paladin, which doesn’t sound particularly stealthy.

          • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
            11·
            23 days ago

            Fun thing about gasses is that they are compressible.