Mysterious loss of weight

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A man enters a room and presses a button. Within in seconds he instantly loses 20lbs. How did he lose the weight?






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          an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.







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          He is:




          Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.




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          In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.







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          • no he loses 20 lb body weight
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          • Probably should specify that in the question :-)
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          • well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
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          • what is he holding?
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          an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.







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          • Yes! this is correct! please hold on for 6 minutes
            – Quark-epoch
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          • I like the thinking
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          an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.







          share|improve this answer




















          • Yes! this is correct! please hold on for 6 minutes
            – Quark-epoch
            16 mins ago










          • I like the thinking
            – Quark-epoch
            1 min ago













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          He entered




          an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.







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          He entered




          an elevator and pressed the down button. The downward acceleration from the elevator reduces his apparent weight.








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          • Yes! this is correct! please hold on for 6 minutes
            – Quark-epoch
            16 mins ago










          • I like the thinking
            – Quark-epoch
            1 min ago

















          • Yes! this is correct! please hold on for 6 minutes
            – Quark-epoch
            16 mins ago










          • I like the thinking
            – Quark-epoch
            1 min ago
















          Yes! this is correct! please hold on for 6 minutes
          – Quark-epoch
          16 mins ago




          Yes! this is correct! please hold on for 6 minutes
          – Quark-epoch
          16 mins ago












          I like the thinking
          – Quark-epoch
          1 min ago





          I like the thinking
          – Quark-epoch
          1 min ago











          up vote
          2
          down vote













          He is:




          Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.




          Or:




          In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.







          share|improve this answer






















          • no he loses 20 lb body weight
            – Quark-epoch
            17 mins ago










          • Probably should specify that in the question :-)
            – Greg
            16 mins ago










          • well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
            – Quark-epoch
            14 mins ago











          • what is he holding?
            – Quark-epoch
            12 mins ago














          up vote
          2
          down vote













          He is:




          Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.




          Or:




          In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.







          share|improve this answer






















          • no he loses 20 lb body weight
            – Quark-epoch
            17 mins ago










          • Probably should specify that in the question :-)
            – Greg
            16 mins ago










          • well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
            – Quark-epoch
            14 mins ago











          • what is he holding?
            – Quark-epoch
            12 mins ago












          up vote
          2
          down vote










          up vote
          2
          down vote









          He is:




          Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.




          Or:




          In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.







          share|improve this answer














          He is:




          Holding a 20 lbs of iron. The button activates a very powerful magnet.




          Or:




          In a room with some sort of anti-gravity (or, rather, gravity manipulating) feature. Just something that would slightly adjust the gravitational constant to make you lighter.








          share|improve this answer














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          Greg

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          • no he loses 20 lb body weight
            – Quark-epoch
            17 mins ago










          • Probably should specify that in the question :-)
            – Greg
            16 mins ago










          • well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
            – Quark-epoch
            14 mins ago











          • what is he holding?
            – Quark-epoch
            12 mins ago
















          • no he loses 20 lb body weight
            – Quark-epoch
            17 mins ago










          • Probably should specify that in the question :-)
            – Greg
            16 mins ago










          • well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
            – Quark-epoch
            14 mins ago











          • what is he holding?
            – Quark-epoch
            12 mins ago















          no he loses 20 lb body weight
          – Quark-epoch
          17 mins ago




          no he loses 20 lb body weight
          – Quark-epoch
          17 mins ago












          Probably should specify that in the question :-)
          – Greg
          16 mins ago




          Probably should specify that in the question :-)
          – Greg
          16 mins ago












          well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
          – Quark-epoch
          14 mins ago





          well, rot13(va nagv-tenivgl ur jbhyq ybfr nyy uvf obql jrvtug abg whfg 20 yof naq 20 yof pna'g or uvf obql jrvtug)
          – Quark-epoch
          14 mins ago













          what is he holding?
          – Quark-epoch
          12 mins ago




          what is he holding?
          – Quark-epoch
          12 mins ago

















           

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