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No, weighing the same on all areas of a moving object does not upset Newton's Laws of Motion.

Newton's Laws of Motion still hold true for objects in motion, including the scenario you mentioned. The weight of an object is the force with which it is pulled toward the center of the Earth due to gravity. This force is determined by the mass of the object and the acceleration due to gravity.

When an object is in motion at a constant velocity, all parts of the object experience the same acceleration and are subject to the same gravitational force. Therefore, the weight of the object remains the same throughout. The fact that the object is moving at a high speed does not affect its weight.

However, it's worth noting that the apparent weight of an object can be affected by other factors, such as the presence of other forces like air resistance or the centrifugal force due to the object's circular motion. In the absence of such forces, the weight of an object remains constant regardless of its speed.

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