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minus-square47Toast@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·18 days agoPound is both. There are two units that both are named pound, one is for mass, the other for force.
minus-squareWR5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoThis is generally referred to as pound-force (lbf) instead of just pound (lb). At least, that’s what we use at my engineering firm when converting from Newtons so I may be misinformed.
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agohow about i break the laws of physics
minus-squarerovingnothing29@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoThe correct unit of mass is the slug, which is 14.59kg People insisting on using pounds as mass is why the physics formulas need extra steps in imperial.
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Pound is both. There are two units that both are named pound, one is for mass, the other for force.
This is generally referred to as pound-force (lbf) instead of just pound (lb). At least, that’s what we use at my engineering firm when converting from Newtons so I may be misinformed.
how about i break the laws of physics
how bout you doo
anyway
W = mg
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The correct unit of mass is the slug, which is 14.59kg
People insisting on using pounds as mass is why the physics formulas need extra steps in imperial.