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.

> I just figured that somebody who's used to dealing with such units on a 
> regular basis would have a more intuitive grasp of what is or isn't a 
> large force.

  I didn't have any idea whatsoever "how much" 50 N is, but basic education
helped me in figuring it out. I knew that Newtons and kiloponds both measure
the same thing (force), and that a kilopond is a much more intuitive unit,
so the logical step was to convert the Newtons to kiloponds, and from there
imagine a real-life situation where such force would apply (in this case,
holding a 5-kilogram object on your hand).

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                                                          - Warp

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