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thenewwazoo
6y ago
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Weight, a force in lbs, is not the same as g-force (m/s^2), which is an acceleration. You can't directly compare the two without knowing the time over which the acceleration occurs (and even then you only get an average force over time).
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ummonk
6y ago
The comment you’re replying to correctly used F=ma to impute the amount of sustained acceleration the roof could support.
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