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Re: Torque?

Torque and Inertia are two different things.

Torque is how hard you twist something. One typical unit of measure is foot-pounds. Three pounds of force turning something from Two feet away exerts six (2*3=6) foot-pounds of torque. Often Torque is shown in Pound-feet to emphasize the units.

Inertia is the property of matter to resist acceleration due to its Mass. Things not moving tend to stay that way unless something pushes it. Weight and Mass are NOT the same, but we humans tend to confuse them, because they are measured in the same units (pounds, or kilograms, or...) These values are approximately equal on the earth's surface (due to Earth's gravity)

Does that help, or did I misunderstand the question?
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