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[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

"pound foot" is the most intuitive name for a unit of force imaginable!

How much force? One pound of the foot. Easy!

[-] mdurell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Red Foreman agrees... "one pound of my foot in your ass"

[-] ReadyUser31@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's one pound per foot you moron!

/s

Not just any old foot, a square one

[-] ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

What do I do with my old foot then?

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's a derived unit of torque. Pound is already a measure of force.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Of this, you and I, are quite aware.

The Joke, however, is in the air.

[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Better than "newton-meters" , yeesh. What the hell is a "newton"?

Actually, what the hell is a "meter"?

[-] spaduf@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

The mnemonic for remembering a newton is actually one of my favorites. It's the force required to move 1kg by 1m. A kg being roughly the mass of an apple makes Newton a natural and somewhat clever fit for the concept.

[-] Lilium 4 points 11 months ago

What kind of monster apples are you eating??

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