Reply to post: Re: Weight

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hnwombat
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Re: Weight

"No, technically it 'massed' 1.73 kg on the Moon as well, since kg is the SI unit of mass."

True, however it also 'weighed' 3.8lbs since, as everyone knows, a pound is a measure of force (like the Newton) and the actual imperial unit of mass is the slug.

Hmmmm... I sense an opportunity. El reg should add the slug as a unit of mass (e.g., 1 adult badger == 130.4347 banana slugs).

However, I note that el reg has also intermixed measures of weight and mass. We need a purifying revamp of the standards!

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