correct terminology

[Old Rob]

What is the difference between ft/lbs and lb/ft torque?

84 Dave, I know you know this.
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[Headhunter]

That depends on how hard you WORK when you are trying to ROTATE !!

In school it was said to us by a professor like this:
A Foot-Pound is having a 1 foot lever you have to add weight to
A Pound-Foot is having a 1 pound weight that you need to extend the lever.

[84Dave]

In the simplest of terms, HeadHunter explained it pretty well. -Dave-

[Old Rob]

Torque is measured in pound / feet. No sure what you would be measuring in foot / pounds. It is wrong, when an engineer refers to torque in foot / pounds.

[Krooser]

For 50 years (and more) we used the term ft/lbs. ... then some smart pants decided to change things for the sake of change.

I'm sticking with ft/lbs.