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Re: poundal vs. poundee



John Mallinckrodt wrote:
Me too!  This definition would require 32 pounds for a single slug.  When
I was growing up it took at least a few slugs to constitute a pound(ing).
Mebbe it's not only when you grew up, John, but also where. When I was first introduced to these units in Waco, Texas in the 1940s, a slug of mass weighed 32 pounds.

poj