At Philly, we were around a pound over the limit, so we cut off a few inches of the middle support of our ramp (taking away 30% of its support, but it still worked out), and landed
exactly at 120 lbs.
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Originally Posted by TubaMorg
BTW does anyone know why lbs. is an abbreviation for pounds?
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Interesting question...
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
The word “pound” comes from the Latin word pendere, meaning “to weigh”. The Latin word libra means “scales, balances" and it also describes a Roman unit of mass similar to a pound. This is the origin of the abbreviation “lb” or “℔” for the pound. The “s” at the end of “lbs” simply denotes the plural form.
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Edit: Tristan beat me.