Convert Assarion (Biblical Roman) (assarion) to Pound-force Square Second/Foot (lbf·s²/ft) instantly.
About these units
Assarion (Biblical Roman) (assarion)
The assarion, worth 1/16 of a denarius and weighing roughly 0.25 grams, was one of the smallest Roman coins. It appears in biblical writings to illustrate humility or trivial monetary values ("Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion?"), giving cultural insight into economic metaphors of the time. As a weight, the assarion shows how finely Roman society subdivided monetary units for everyday commerce.
Pound-force Square Second/Foot (lbf·s²/ft)
This unit is part of the British Gravitational System, where mass is defined from force rather than the other way around. It can be interpreted as an inertial mass unit, since applying 1 pound-force to it would produce an acceleration of 1 foot per second squared. Historically, before the SI system clarified the distinction between force and mass, engineering fields often used mixed systems where pounds could represent either force (lbf) or mass (lbm). The unit lbf·s²/ft was introduced to straighten out these ambiguities in dynamic calculations such as impact forces, mechanical oscillations, and safety load computations. Today, the unit survives mostly in engineering textbooks, legacy calculations, and historical documentation. It demonstrates how complex and inconsistent measurement systems once were, and why global scientific communities moved toward SI clarity.