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Originally Posted by UltArc
I believe pounds are weight, technically, but grams are mass. Correct me if I'm wrong.
But I am no assistance to this thread.
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You are wrong. The
NIST allows "pounds" to refer to pounds of force usually abbreviated lbf and pounds of mass (lb). In all scientific and engineering measurement systems, and by convention, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity, measured in the same units as force. So 454 grams of mass on earth weighs 454 grams. 1 lb of mass on earth weighs 1 lb.
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