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Unit conversion. Made clear.

Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.

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MOTION

Momentum & impulse

Linear momentum and equivalent mechanical impulse.

lb·ft/s
g·cm/s

Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.

Resultlb·ft/s → g·cm/sConvert pound foot per second to gram centimetre per second
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

Convert through kilogram metre per second

Enter a pound foot per second value to calculate gram centimetre per second with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits

Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.

QUICK REFERENCE

All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
kilogram metre per secondfrom lb·ft/skg·m/sInteractive
newton secondfrom lb·ft/sN·sInteractive
gram centimetre per secondfrom lb·ft/sg·cm/sInteractive
pound foot per secondfrom lb·ft/slb·ft/sInteractive
pound-force secondfrom lb·ft/slbf·sInteractive
slug foot per secondfrom lb·ft/sslug·ft/sInteractive

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.