Why and how is tension measured in lb's?

[Notorious544d]

I've been wondering why tension is measured in lb's. And how this is calculated.

Lb's are a unit of weight, yet stringing at a higher tension doesn't give me the impression that the strings/racket feel heavier, especially by >10kg.

Say I string a racket @ 24lb, this is equal to roughly 11kg. What is "significant" of this added 'weight' to my racket?

I do seem confused, but I hope the OP makes it clear what I want to know.

Thanks in advance.

[kwun]

tension is the measurement of how tight a string is. it has nothing to do with how heavy the racket is.

[Notorious544d]

tension is the measurement of how tight a string is. it has nothing to do with how heavy the racket is.

But lb is a unit of weight. How does it measure tension?

[kwun]

But lb is a unit of weight. How does it measure tension?

if you tie the string, one end on the ceiling, and the other end you hang a 10lbs weight, then the string has a tension of 10lbs.

[Notorious544d]

if you tie the string, one end on the ceiling, and the other end you hang a 10lbs weight, then the string has a tension of 10lbs.

That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

[blableblibloblu]

april fools'd

[kwun]

april fools'd

maybe. or maybe he feel asleep during secondary school physics class!

[blableblibloblu]

maybe. or maybe he feel asleep during secondary school physics class!

lets just hope its not the latter hahah

[Notorious544d]

Lol, I was actually being serious. I genuinely didn't know how it was measured.

[fauci]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28force%29