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minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down3·3 年前“pound foot” is the most intuitive name for a unit of force imaginable! How much force? One pound of the foot. Easy!
minus-squaremdurell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 年前Red Foreman agrees… “one pound of my foot in your ass”
minus-squareReady! Player 31@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 年前It’s one pound per foot you moron! /s
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 年前Not just any old foot, a square one
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 年前Better than “newton-meters” , yeesh. What the hell is a “newton”? Actually, what the hell is a “meter”?
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 年前It’s a derived unit of torque. Pound is already a measure of force.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 年前Of this, you and I, are quite aware. The Joke, however, is in the air.
“pound foot” is the most intuitive name for a unit of force imaginable!
How much force? One pound of the foot. Easy!
Red Foreman agrees… “one pound of my foot in your ass”
It’s one pound per foot you moron!
/s
Not just any old foot, a square one
What do I do with my old foot then?
Better than “newton-meters” , yeesh. What the hell is a “newton”?
Actually, what the hell is a “meter”?
It’s a derived unit of torque. Pound is already a measure of force.
Of this, you and I, are quite aware.
The Joke, however, is in the air.