minus-squareLiquid_Fire@lemmy.worldtoMemes@sopuli.xyz•More like guidelineslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-28 months agoI thought pounds could be used for either mass or force, and in modern usage just saying “pounds” usually refers to mass. Wikipedia seems to agree: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(force) linkfedilink
minus-squareLiquid_Fire@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.world•American Isekailinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoThose are British though. Though I’m sure there are also American examples. linkfedilink
I thought pounds could be used for either mass or force, and in modern usage just saying “pounds” usually refers to mass. Wikipedia seems to agree:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(force)