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December 29, 2012

Want to Lose a Lot of Weight? Go to Mars.

Ben Burress, KQED


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How do you feel today? Heavy as a ton of lead, or a ton of feathers? Light on your feet, or dragging on the ground? It probably depends on a lot of things, most particularly your present physical state, and possibly on a pound or two that you're up, or down, because of holiday eating, or fasting, or a long list of other factors.

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TAGGED: astronomy, weight loss, weight, gravity

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