top | item 2028159 (no title) someone_here | 15 years ago Any amount of material can be moved any distance with an infinitesimal amount of force, given enough time... or maybe I'm missing something. discuss order hn newest Zak|15 years ago It's the amount of energy required to lift one pound vertically by one foot, or the amount of momentum a one pound object gains by falling one foot in a vacuum. hugh3|15 years ago Much of the confusion here comes from the fact that a pound is used both as a unit of force and as a unit of mass.This is one of the many reasons y'all should use SI. ErrantX|15 years ago Not quite; friction has it's say first :)
Zak|15 years ago It's the amount of energy required to lift one pound vertically by one foot, or the amount of momentum a one pound object gains by falling one foot in a vacuum. hugh3|15 years ago Much of the confusion here comes from the fact that a pound is used both as a unit of force and as a unit of mass.This is one of the many reasons y'all should use SI.
hugh3|15 years ago Much of the confusion here comes from the fact that a pound is used both as a unit of force and as a unit of mass.This is one of the many reasons y'all should use SI.
Zak|15 years ago
hugh3|15 years ago
This is one of the many reasons y'all should use SI.
ErrantX|15 years ago