Originally Posted by
dperreno
That is correct. Pound and Kilogram are measures of mass. Pound-force and Newton are the equivalent measures of force, e.g. the force exerted on a scale by each mass at one g (standard gravity = approx. 32.2 ft/sec^2 or approx. 9.8 m/s^2)
Wrong here. A major difference between the metric and imperial systems, is that the units are different. Kilogram is a unit of mass, while pound is a unit of weight or force.