A unit of force: the force exerted by one standard gravity on a one-pound mass.
1It also requires technology capable of handling pressure of 20,000 pound-force per square inch.
2Three grip measurements for each hand were recorded in pounds-force; the mean of these 3 assessments was used in the analysis.
3"It would take eighty thousand pound-force to pull this train, Mr. Socrates," he said.
4So a person who weighs 700 newtons on the surface of the Earth (about 157 pounds-force) would weigh only 265 newtons on Mars.
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