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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Typically, lbs is not mass, it's weight/force.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

isn't that lbf?

The pund itself is defined as 0.45359237 Kg

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lbs can be lbf or lbm, but usually is referring to lbf, which is 0.4536 kg at 1g.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 8 points 5 days ago

when comparing to kg I will assume the mass unit, since comparing a mass value to a force has no meaning.