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minus-square@soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink0•2 years agoWait what? Even if you’re measuring mass both times?
minus-square@quickhatch@lemm.eelinkfedilink0•2 years agoKilograms are mass, but pounds are weight. Therefore 0 kg = 0 slug, or 0 N = 0 lbs
minus-square@Liquid_Fire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-22 years 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)