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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

0lbs is absence of weight, 0kg is absence of mass. Terrestrials, smdh...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

When avoirdupois pounds and pounds-force are used together I'm pretty sure it's more common to use 'lb' for avoirdupois pounds and 'lbf' for pounds-force.