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koolman2
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Re: New thing I hate? Questing on Cross Realm

said by DarkLogix:

Wrong LBS is weight not Mass

a given object wouldn't change in mass if moved from Earth to Mars but the g (acceleration due to gravity) would be different, even not knowing the exact g of Mars one would know its lower than the g of Earth.

So with W=mg if the mass of the object is the same but the g is lower then the weight will be lower.

So to achev 2200lbs on Mars would require a larger mass than it would on Earth.

And as lbs is a measure of WEIGHT not MASS.

No. Pounds are mass. Pound-force is weight.

kg are like lb
N are like lbf

Another reason I hate our stupid system.

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Go metric, its easier.

Immer
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Immer

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didn't work for the NFL

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NFL can KMA.

Lothario
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Canadian football league is still yards so as not to confuse the import Americans.

koolman2
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I already have. I'm waiting on the rest of the country.

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said by koolman2:

No. Pounds are mass. Pound-force is weight.

kg are like lb
N are like lbf

Another reason I hate our stupid system.

To be fair, the term "pound" is used in a very confusing fashion, sometimes as a unit of mass, and sometimes as a unit of force/weight.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po ··· d_(mass)
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po ··· _(force)

The usual unit of mass associated with the English system (at least that I am familiar with), is the slug:
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl ··· g_(unit)

As a scientist (biochemist) living in America, I would be ecstatic if all countries went full metric. I am much more familiar with metric volume measurements, for instance. Metric distances aren't a big problem for me either. (Weather reports given in C instead of F would take some getting used to, though.) Plus, no more having to remember "8 ounces per cup, 2 cups per pint, 2 pints per quart, 4 quarts per gallon" garbage. Just move the fricking decimal place and you're done. Don't even get me started on tablespoons versus teaspoons. However, I doubt that the US will ever switch to metric. Too many people with not enough brainpower to convert the "2 cups of flour" in their biscuit recipe to a metric unit. Multiplication is HARD.

koolman2
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Same thing with ounces versus fluid ounces. I've had to correct a few people when they've pulled out a measuring cup to get 12 ounces of chocolate chips, for example.

Granted, it is used in a confusing way, but I was more concerned with the assertion that pounds are weight and only weight.

I converted myself back in my high school years ('05 was my last year) and haven't looked back. I drive a Civic with an all digital dash. It stays in metric.

I'd be okay with getting 480 mL of flour out.

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What if I want chocolate chips by volume not by mass?

koolman2
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That's cool, but the recipe called for them by ounces. Typically, it'd say 1 1/2 Cup for a volume measure of 12 fl oz.