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minus-squareelrik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year ago0lbs ≠ 0kg in the absence of gravity.
minus-squaresoggy_kitty@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWait what? Even if you’re measuring mass both times?
minus-squarequickhatch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoKilograms are mass, but pounds are weight. Therefore 0 kg = 0 slug, or 0 N = 0 lbs
minus-squareLiquid_Fire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI thought pounds could be used for either mass or force, and in modern usage just saying “pounds” usually refers to mass. Wikipedia seems to agree: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(force)
0lbs ≠ 0kg in the absence of gravity.
Wait what? Even if you’re measuring mass both times?
Kilograms are mass, but pounds are weight. Therefore 0 kg = 0 slug, or 0 N = 0 lbs
I thought pounds could be used for either mass or force, and in modern usage just saying “pounds” usually refers to mass. Wikipedia seems to agree:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(force)