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minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-223 hours agoTypically, lbs is not mass, it’s weight/force.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-222 hours agoisn’t that lbf? The pund itself is defined as 0.45359237 Kg
minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·22 hours agoLbs can be lbf or lbm, but usually is referring to lbf, which is 0.4536 kg at 1g.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 hours agowhen comparing to kg I will assume the mass unit, since comparing a mass value to a force has no meaning.
Typically, lbs is not mass, it’s weight/force.
isn’t that lbf?
The pund itself is defined as 0.45359237 Kg
Lbs can be lbf or lbm, but usually is referring to lbf, which is 0.4536 kg at 1g.
when comparing to kg I will assume the mass unit, since comparing a mass value to a force has no meaning.