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Originally Posted by redpoint5
2,000 lbs is arbitrary.
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Neither more nor less so than the metric tonne of 1000 kilograms.
And isn't it interesting that they're both within about 10% of the same mass? Maybe because like the pound (
livre), which is used for e.g. groceries in France & Switzerland (and apparently a number of other countries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)#French_livre ), it is a handy size.