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[–] Linearity 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gravity? What does that have to do with mass

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Nothing in this context, but it can have a lot to do with force, for which pounds is the US customary unit.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 10 points 1 week ago

when compared to a value in Kg, the only logical interpretation is the mass pound. If it were lbf, the si unit conversion would be Newtons.

Having the same name for two different, but easily mixed up units is really annoying haha

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's clear from context clues that they don't mean Force. As kilograms are an indicator of mass, not force. It's not our fault that US' imperial system is silly.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imperial is a British thing, and the quantities differ significantly from US customary.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nope. As I said, the US customarily uses US customary units. They ARE NOT identical to "Imperial" units, despite the coincidental naming.