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monochromehd 🌟 2026-03-05 19:11 🇬🇧

is pounds not a measure of mass rather than weight? i.e. wouldnt change

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c8lyn 🌟 2026-03-05 19:17 🇺🇸

pounds is weight! grams is mass

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monochromehd 🌟 2026-03-05 19:19 🇬🇧

but you can convert from kilograms to pounds

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c8lyn 🌟 2026-03-05 19:20 🇺🇸

yeah but the conversion depends on gravity. the conversion would be different on other planets (hence elvis's different weights)

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monochromehd 🌟 2026-03-05 19:20 🇬🇧

i see

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monochromehd 🌟 2026-03-05 19:20 🇬🇧

absolute rabbithole rn why are there so many measurements called pound

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c8lyn 🌟 2026-03-05 19:25 🇺🇸

yeah measurement systems are kinda silly lol. i work in a pharmacy and the vials we put pills in are measured in "drams" which is a system from like the 19th century

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