You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
0 points
*

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.

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points

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

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points

lbm

What a brainfart of a unit is that?

permalink
report
parent
reply

People Twitter

!whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

Create post

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a tweet or similar
  4. No bullying.
  5. Be excellent to each other.

Community stats

  • 8.7K

    Monthly active users

  • 680

    Posts

  • 14K

    Comments