Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> ...is 50 N a lot?

  Again we have to teach you about something you should know, especially
given that you are a technical nerd.

  To get a grasp of what 50 Newtons means, it may be easiest to convert
them to kiloponds.

  1 kilopond is the force exerted by Earth's gravity on one kilogram of
mass. In other words, assume you hold a 1 kg object on your hand, and
think how much force it applies to your hand downwards. That's 1 kp.

  50 Newtons is approximately equal to 5.1 kiloponds. In other words,
it's the force you feel applied to your hand when you hold a 5.1 kg object.

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