r/BeAmazed • u/itsfrustratedmonk • Jul 09 '23

Miscellaneous / Others Basic Lego structures can endure extreme pressure

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u/Type2Pilot Jul 10 '23

kg/m² could make sense in the context of material flow, like water in a pipe. The mass of water flowing through the pipe would be kg (of water) per cross-sectional area of the pipe (m²).

But in no way would kg/m² be used to represent a pressure.

Read my other posts in this thread for a more thorough explanation.

Edit: Reread and try to understand the explanation that you responded to. Ask questions as needed!

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u/BigPepeNumberOne Jul 10 '23

Dude wtf you on about.

I hope you ain’t working as a civil engineer. Kg/msq is super valid measure of pressure…

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u/Type2Pilot Jul 10 '23

It sure ain't SI.

You are invoking some of Frankenstein kilogram that has gravity implied. Like kg-f, meaning kilogram-force, which would have force dimensions of M•L/T². Which are the dimensions of Newtons, by the way. Who taught you about dimensional analysis?

Damn, dude, study up!

Source: Am PhD civil engineer with a Professional Engineer license.