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:''You may also be looking for the [[money|currency]] unit, the [[British pound]].'' |
:''You may also be looking for the [[money|currency]] unit, the [[British pound]].'' |
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− | A '''pound''' |
+ | A '''pound''' was an [[Earth]] [[measurements|measurement of weight]] commonly used in the [[United States of America]]. One pound was equal to approximately 0.45 [[kilogram]]s. |
While discussing [[Harry Mudd|Mudd]]'s women, whom [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] believed to be "incredibly beautiful," [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] wondered if they were "''actually more lovely, pound for pound, measurement for measurement, than any other women [he had] known.''" ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
While discussing [[Harry Mudd|Mudd]]'s women, whom [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] believed to be "incredibly beautiful," [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] wondered if they were "''actually more lovely, pound for pound, measurement for measurement, than any other women [he had] known.''" ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
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− | During Kirk's [[physical]] in [[ |
+ | During Kirk's [[physical]] in [[2266]], Dr. McCoy noted that his weight was up "a couple of pounds," so he changed Kirk's [[diet card]]. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}) |
− | "a couple of pounds," so he changed Kirk's [[diet card]]. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}) |
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− | While combating [[Harrad-Sar's barge]], and |
+ | While combating [[Harrad-Sar's barge]], and {{NX|Enterprise}} did not have enough power for its [[thruster]]s, [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] suggested that they divert some of the power from the [[grav-plating]], then noting to the rest of the crew that they were all going to be a little lighter on their feet, and that he had been "meaning to lose a few pounds." ({{ENT|Bound}}) |
==Comparative list of weight== |
==Comparative list of weight== |
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* In a [[joke]] told by [[Data]], "''A man goes to a store to buy [[kidney bean|kidneys]]. He says to the shopkeeper, 'I'd like '''a pound''' of kiddleys.' The shopkeeper says, 'You mean kidneys.' The man says, 'I said kiddleys, diddle I?'.''" ({{TNG|Code of Honor}}) |
* In a [[joke]] told by [[Data]], "''A man goes to a store to buy [[kidney bean|kidneys]]. He says to the shopkeeper, 'I'd like '''a pound''' of kiddleys.' The shopkeeper says, 'You mean kidneys.' The man says, 'I said kiddleys, diddle I?'.''" ({{TNG|Code of Honor}}) |
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− | * [[Johnnies Market]], located in [[Carbon Creek]], [[Pennsylvania]], sold [[apple]]s at a price of '''15[[cent| |
+ | * [[Johnnies Market]], located in [[Carbon Creek]], [[Pennsylvania]], sold [[apple]]s at a price of '''15[[cent|¢]] per pound''' in [[1945]]. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}}) |
* Dr. McCoy noted that the body is made up of 96% [[water]]; without water, what is left is just '''3 or 4 pounds''' of [[chemical]]s. ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}}) Dr. [[Beverly Crusher]] made a similar assessment when it was discovered that [[cellular peptide]]s were being extracted from the crew's bodies, stating that if the process continued, "''our bodies will begin to lose all cellular cohesion, we'll collapse into nothing but a few pounds of chemicals.''" ({{TNG|Phantasms}}) |
* Dr. McCoy noted that the body is made up of 96% [[water]]; without water, what is left is just '''3 or 4 pounds''' of [[chemical]]s. ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}}) Dr. [[Beverly Crusher]] made a similar assessment when it was discovered that [[cellular peptide]]s were being extracted from the crew's bodies, stating that if the process continued, "''our bodies will begin to lose all cellular cohesion, we'll collapse into nothing but a few pounds of chemicals.''" ({{TNG|Phantasms}}) |
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* According to Harry Mudd's [[police record]], his weight was recorded as "'''260 lbs'''." ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
* According to Harry Mudd's [[police record]], his weight was recorded as "'''260 lbs'''." ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}) |
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− | * In [[2004]], while searching through [[blood bank]] files for individuals of a particular [[blood type]], |
+ | * In [[2004]], while searching through [[blood bank]] files for individuals of a particular [[blood type]], {{dis|Loomis|21st century}} passed over kidnapping one of the individuals in his search because he weighed '''280 pounds.''' ({{ENT|Carpenter Street}}) |
− | * While stranded on the planet [[ |
+ | * While stranded on the planet [[Taurus II]], [[Montgomery Scott]] determined that they would have to to lighten the load aboard the [[Galileo (2267)|shuttlecraft ''Galileo'']] by '''500 pounds,''' which Spock analogized to "the weight of three grown men." Initially they were able to remove 50 pounds of excess equipment from the shuttle, with the possibility of scraping up enough 150 pounds, leaving them at least 150 pounds overweight. ({{TOS|The Galileo Seven}}) |
− | * [[George and Gracie]], two mature [[humpback whale]]s formerly kept at the [[Cetacean Institute]] weighed '''45,000 pounds''' each. ({{film|4}}) |
+ | * [[George and Gracie]], two mature [[humpback whale]]s formerly kept at the [[Cetacean Institute]], weighed '''45,000 pounds''' each. ({{film|4}}) |
==Related links== |
==Related links== |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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* {{wikipedia|Pound (mass)}} |
* {{wikipedia|Pound (mass)}} |
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Revision as of 17:51, 2 May 2016
- You may also be looking for the currency unit, the British pound.
A pound was an Earth measurement of weight commonly used in the United States of America. One pound was equal to approximately 0.45 kilograms.
While discussing Mudd's women, whom Kirk believed to be "incredibly beautiful," McCoy wondered if they were "actually more lovely, pound for pound, measurement for measurement, than any other women [he had] known." (TOS: "Mudd's Women")
During Kirk's physical in 2266, Dr. McCoy noted that his weight was up "a couple of pounds," so he changed Kirk's diet card. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
While combating Harrad-Sar's barge, and Enterprise did not have enough power for its thrusters, Charles Tucker suggested that they divert some of the power from the grav-plating, then noting to the rest of the crew that they were all going to be a little lighter on their feet, and that he had been "meaning to lose a few pounds." (ENT: "Bound")
Comparative list of weight
- In a joke told by Data, "A man goes to a store to buy kidneys. He says to the shopkeeper, 'I'd like a pound of kiddleys.' The shopkeeper says, 'You mean kidneys.' The man says, 'I said kiddleys, diddle I?'." (TNG: "Code of Honor")
- Johnnies Market, located in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania, sold apples at a price of 15¢ per pound in 1945. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")
- Dr. McCoy noted that the body is made up of 96% water; without water, what is left is just 3 or 4 pounds of chemicals. (TOS: "The Omega Glory") Dr. Beverly Crusher made a similar assessment when it was discovered that cellular peptides were being extracted from the crew's bodies, stating that if the process continued, "our bodies will begin to lose all cellular cohesion, we'll collapse into nothing but a few pounds of chemicals." (TNG: "Phantasms")
- In a message sent from Kira Meru to her husband Kira Taban, she stated that since they had been separated, "little Nerys must've gained 5 pounds." (DS9: "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")
- For Spock to create a duodynetic field core, while he and Kirk were stranded on 1930 Earth, he told Kirk that he required a small block of platinum, weighing 5 or 6 pounds. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever"
- During a battle between the crew of USS Voyager and the Hirogen that had taken over the ship, ten pounds of dynamite was placed under the floor, and was set to explode in less than three minutes. (VOY: "The Killing Game")
- Robert and Nancy Crater arrived at M-113 in 2261 with a 25 pound supply of salt. By the time of the arrival of the Enterprise in 2266, they were virtually out. (TOS: "The Man Trap")
- Leonard McCoy had the Enterprise beam down 100 pounds of thermal concrete to repair the phaser wound made to the Mother Horta. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- In 1969, when Gary Seven inquired the identity of Roberta Lincoln to the Beta 5 computer, the computer noted in her description that she was 120 pounds. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")
- According to Harry Mudd's police record, his weight was recorded as "260 lbs." (TOS: "Mudd's Women")
- In 2004, while searching through blood bank files for individuals of a particular blood type, Loomis passed over kidnapping one of the individuals in his search because he weighed 280 pounds. (ENT: "Carpenter Street")
- While stranded on the planet Taurus II, Montgomery Scott determined that they would have to to lighten the load aboard the shuttlecraft Galileo by 500 pounds, which Spock analogized to "the weight of three grown men." Initially they were able to remove 50 pounds of excess equipment from the shuttle, with the possibility of scraping up enough 150 pounds, leaving them at least 150 pounds overweight. (TOS: "The Galileo Seven")
- George and Gracie, two mature humpback whales formerly kept at the Cetacean Institute, weighed 45,000 pounds each. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)