• Arshem@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    kilopounds (Kips) is a real unit that gets used in structural design in the US. It makes no sense lol.

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      1 month ago

      We already have short tons!

      Although I do get the argument that tons is confusing because there are metric tons as well, and with only a 10% difference, it won’t be as obvious as if you confuse pounds and kilos or feet and meters