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"pound foot" is the most intuitive name for a unit of force imaginable!
How much force? One pound of the foot. Easy!
It's one pound per foot you moron!
/s
Not just any old foot, a square one
What do I do with my old foot then?
It's a derived unit of torque. Pound is already a measure of force.
Of this, you and I, are quite aware.
The Joke, however, is in the air.
Better than "newton-meters" , yeesh. What the hell is a "newton"?
Actually, what the hell is a "meter"?
The mnemonic for remembering a newton is actually one of my favorites. It's the force required to move 1kg by 1m. A kg being roughly the mass of an apple makes Newton a natural and somewhat clever fit for the concept.
What kind of monster apples are you eating??