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minus-squareagoseris@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoIt’s confusing, since “pound” is used for both force and mass. 1 lbm is roughly 0.45 kg 1 lbf is the force required to accelerate a 1 slug (32.2 lbm) mass 1 ft/s^2.
minus-squareSpedwell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI don’t know what the imperial system standards committee was up to, but I’ve never met a slug that was 32.2 lbm
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago lbm What a brainfart of a unit is that?
It’s confusing, since “pound” is used for both force and mass.
1 lbm is roughly 0.45 kg
1 lbf is the force required to accelerate a 1 slug (32.2 lbm) mass 1 ft/s^2.
I don’t know what the imperial system standards committee was up to, but I’ve never met a slug that was 32.2 lbm
What a brainfart of a unit is that?