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[–] madjo@feddit.nl 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's clear from context clues that they don't mean Force. As kilograms are an indicator of mass, not force. It's not our fault that US' imperial system is silly.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Imperial is a British thing, and the quantities differ significantly from US customary.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nope. As I said, the US customarily uses US customary units. They ARE NOT identical to "Imperial" units, despite the coincidental naming.