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> one newton-meter (about the weight of one apple on a lever a meter away

Aside, but I'm delighted to learn that one Newton is approximately one apple's worth of force. :)




Maybe if you have a very big apple. 1 nM is the force of 1 Newton (1kg on Earth) at 1 meter.


Newton is 0.1 kg on Earth. (Approximately)


you forgot g, 1kg weighs 9.8 newtons on Earth.




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