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Originally Posted by redpoint5
In the chemical energy section torque is defined as the energy required to move 1lb a distance of 1ft. I'm not sure this is an accurate description of torque, as torque is merely a static force.
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That's wrong, because torque is an angular quantity. It's the product of a force applied times the distance from the axis at which it's applied. (Think of a torque wrench.) And of course pounds and feet are just English units: in metric it'd be measured in newton-meters.