Pounds per square inch

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If I have something that is can take 130 pounds per square inch does that mean that it takes that much weight it can hold before it breaks? So if something is spread over 4 inches does that mean it can hold up 520 pounds?

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Take a 1 inch cube and put a 1 pound weight on top of it. The force on the bottom of the cube is now 1 pound per square inch.
At least that is how is was explained to me.

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