Re: English 'mass' unit, Metric 'weight' unit?

Date: Mon Oct 15 09:56:29 2001
Posted By: John Link, Physics
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1003089671.Ph

Message:

English unit: divide weight (pounds) by the acceleration of gravity (32.2 feet per second per second) and the unit is called a "slug" (I'm not kidding!).

Metric unit: multiply mass (kilograms) by the acceleration (meters per second per second) and the result is a force, whose unit is called a "Newton".

John Link, MadSci Physicist

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