Mitigation of weight: Gravity vs Recoil
Hello,
I want to start with the knowledge that the amounts I'm speaking of are small to the point of being inconsequential. Here's my understanding of the scenario followed by my question.
If I point a laser pointer into the sky and turn it on...
- The combined total mass of the laser pointer and myself decreases as the energy from the laser pointers battery is converted into laser.
- The laser imparts a downward thrust on the laser pointer.
- The photons of the laser warp space-time, generating their own gravitational pull.
Does the recoil of the laser pointer mitigate/negate the "weight loss" from the combined weights of the laser pointer and myself caused by the actual weight loss of the battery and the upward gravitational pull of the laser's photon on the laser point and myself?
Thanks!