Jane On Mars!-Education jane-on-mars.herokuapp.com
Demo from Hack the Universe presentation: youtu.be/luPV2hblzR0?list=UUIuhq9LTleLC-GMdAOvvZcg
Jane is an “average” Earth girl. Select a planet for her to visit and see how her new planet effects her weight.
When playing with “Jane On Mars” it’s important to think about mass and weight, the difference between them and the way they interact with each other. Mass is a fundamental measure of an object–it’s the measure of the amount of matter that makes up an object–or a person. Jane’s mass never changes as she travels through the galaxy, however her weight, the measurement of the force of gravity exerted upon her, does.
You can figure out your weight on other planets by multiplying your Earth weight, times the gravitational pull of the planet (as compared to the gravitational pull of Earth)
space_weight = earth_weight(gravitational_factor)
For the purpose of this program, the character Jane weighs 140 lbs on Earth. I calculated the change in her weight on different planets and then used calorie counters to place it in the context of Earth slices of pizza and minutes on the treadmill.
***Jane-On-Mars is intended purely for entertainment purposes. Intergalactic travel is not a recommended method of weight loss***