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[–] AliasVortex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Assuming that's it's just the normal force of Earth's gravity at work on the witch, it's just a case of working Newton's second backwards with the gravitational "constant" acceleration ≈ 9.8 m/s²:

F = ma

980 N = m × 9.8 m/s²

980 / 9.8 = (m × 9.8) / 9.8, units omitted for text clarity

100 kg = m

In other words, op is assuming that an average size witch masses approximately 100kg (or about 220 lbs in fingers, knees, and toes units).

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not enough for flight, only enough to nullify gravity. It makes sense OP would leave some trust for acceleration

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

They'll flap their arms for propulsion