Float Like A Butterfly?

Н A HUFFINGTON POST GRAPHIC Float Like A Butterfly? In a 1966 interview, Muhammad Ali bragged that he would journey to Mars and become heavyweight champ on the Red Planet as he had done on Earth. It was an idle boast, of course. Decades have passed, and still no one has set foot on Mars. But for astronomy-minded folks, Ali's playful words raise an interesting question: if the boxer's fighting weight on Earth in 1966 was 213.5 pounds, what would it have been on Mars...and on other planets? It all comes down to a matter of mass: Ali would have weighed less on Mars and other planets less massive than Earth...and more on more massive planets. Of course, this isn't meant to suggest that it's actually possible to survive on other planets (or even stand on some). But as Ali once said, "The man who has no imagination has no wings. What Muhammad Ali Would Have Weighed Across Our Solar System NEPTUNE PLUTO 240.1 pounds 14.3 pounds Sorry, Pluto, you've been knocked out of the solar system - you're now considered a dwarf planet. NITES URANUS 189.8 pounds SATURN 227.1 pounds SUN 5,779.8 MERCURY JUPITER 504.7 pounds pounds 80.7 pounds VENUS MARS 193.6 pounds 80.4 pounds EARTH 213.5 pounds What 10 Of Ali's Opponents Would Have Weighed On Mars KEN SONNY GEORGE NORTON LISTON FOREMAN LEON JOE 79.2 pounds 79.3 pounds 82.9 pounds SPINKS FRAZIER 74.3 pounds 77.4 pounds JERRY QUARRY 74.4 pounds MUHAMMAD FLOYD OSCAR JIMMY EARNIE ALI PATTERSON BONAVENA YOUNG SHAVERS 80.4 pounds 74.2 pounds 76.9 pounds 78.7 pounds 79.6 pounds ப ப பய 74 76 78 80 82 pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds THE HUFFINGTON POST Sources: www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/, ESPN, BoxRec.com Photos: The Associated Press and Getty