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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 82 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (75 children)

Lb-Ft

FFS, just adopt the metric system already. And "lb" is not a force unit. Also don't capitalize unit abbreviations unless named after scientists.

[–] agoseris@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know slugs are just snails without shells, but they don't need to go faster

[–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

You wouldn't know her, she goes to a different school.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

lbm

What a brainfart of a unit is that?

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