• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
    02·
    1 year ago

    Lb-Ft

    FFS, just adopt the metric system already. And “lb” is not a force unit. Also don’t capitalize unit abbreviations unless named after scientists.

    • Gsus4@feddit.nl
      0·
      1 year ago

      Mercifully, g=9.8 everywhere on Earth’s surface, so we use weight interchangeably with mass, but yes, we should weigh ourselves in Newton: “I need to lose 10kg, so I can reach my ideal weigh of 700N” :P

      • uis@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Mercifully, g=9.8 everywhere on Earth’s

        Big nope. It depends not only on height, but also on density of stuff under ground.