Like the title. How are we able to convert pounds, which are a unit of force, to kg which is a unit of mass, using a simple scale factor. How are electronic scales able to give us a unit of mass when they measure by using the force enacted on the scale by gravity because all they are doing is using a conversion factor between pounds and kg that shouldn’t exist
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While pounds are indeed a unit of force, most people treat them as a unit of mass assuming Earth’s gravity.
When someone says that 1 pound is 454 grams, they mean a mass that weighs 1 lb in Earth’s gravity has a mass of 454 grams.
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