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minus-squarePotatoesFalllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 months agoOnly 1000g of force? surely it must be more
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-27 months agoMight be 1000G but that seems excessive
minus-squareMossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-27 months agoI looked it up, it’s actually in excess of 1,000G(-forces), which is kinda fucking insane.
minus-squarePotatoesFalllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoI suppose the head is probably quite light and 1000g is actually a lot. G’s as a unit would be more helpful here
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoWell G’s only make sense grams are not a unit of force
minus-squareOneser@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI have often seen kg-force to mean the weight component only, assuming gravity is 9.8m/s^2.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI have only ever seen mass-force being ised by americans.
minus-squareOneser@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoI’ve also seen it used in usability design, where it is helpful to provide users relatable information (e.g apply equivalent force to the weight of a 1kg bag)
Only 1000g of force? surely it must be more
Might be 1000G but that seems excessive
I looked it up, it’s actually in excess of 1,000G(-forces), which is kinda fucking insane.
I suppose the head is probably quite light and 1000g is actually a lot. G’s as a unit would be more helpful here
Well G’s only make sense grams are not a unit of force
I have often seen kg-force to mean the weight component only, assuming gravity is 9.8m/s^2.
I have only ever seen mass-force being ised by americans.
I’ve also seen it used in usability design, where it is helpful to provide users relatable information (e.g apply equivalent force to the weight of a 1kg bag)