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Hi, I just subscribed to the forums, so let me introduce myself :) I am a (very!) curious guy who enjoys mechatronics as a hobby. Building small machines often requires physics notions, a field I clearly lack background in ! I hope you can help me, and sorry by advance for the stupidity of my...

Hi everyone, First, sorry if the question is stupid, I do not have any background in Physics. Just very curious. Potential energy due to gravity is: m * g * h Joules Now, suppose I lift a weight on Moon at a given height. I will have: 1.6 * m * h Joules I maintain it at that height and go to...