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Can you weigh energy

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This is a tricky question. Quantum mechanicss shows us that all energy can be turned into mass and all mass into energy. To work out the equivilant mass of an amount of energy (or vice versa) simply use einsteins famous equation E= mc^2 - rearrange m = E/c^2 I do not know of any device that can directly "weigh energy".

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the amount of energy or force you put in it

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