Americans, why is pounds abbreviated as lbs?

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Salla-Maija Öğrenci Isparta 2 yıl önce

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Americans, why is pounds abbreviated as lbs?

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Karianne Öğrenci Bursa · 2 yıl önce

Blah blah, pound in latin means libra, and libra is abbreviated Ib or something something. That's the best I can do, I can't remember everything from middle school.

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Leena-Kaisa Öğrenci Adıyaman · 2 yıl önce

'Merica, that's why

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Caril Öğrenci Adıyaman · 2 yıl önce

Because they still use imperial weights. Come Join the rest of the Metric world

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Tsgereda Öğrenci Osmaniye · 2 yıl önce

You think the average American knows that? They have other things to teach us in school, like making a potato battery or SOH CAH TOA.

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Stephanie Schaefer Öğrenci Hakkari · 2 yıl önce

Because the freedom units make no sense

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Annaliisa Öğrenci Rize · 2 yıl önce

Because we are 'mericans

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Upton Öğrenci Denizli · 2 yıl önce

Fuck knows

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KAYLEIGH Öğrenci Adana · 2 yıl önce

No clue. I just roll with it.

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Annett Junker Öğrenci Bitlis · 2 yıl önce

Because we don't know how to spell it

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Kraig Gelişen Sakarya · 2 yıl önce · Accepted Answer

"The word libra referred to balance or scales in Roman times and was also part of a unit of measurement known as "libra pondo," which when translated is "pound weight" or "a pound by weight." The "pondo" part of the measurement is the origin behind the English word "pound," while the "libra" part is the origin behind " "

Americans, why is pounds abbreviated as lbs?

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