24 Feb 04
Originally posted by huntingbeartry this one along those lines:
I have a co-worker who simply could not get this one, even when it was explained to him. He was also unable to understand why a ton of lead weighs no more than a ton of feathers 😲
which weighs more--a pound of gold or a pound of feathers?
few people will answer it correctly.
24 Feb 04
Originally posted by BarefootChessPlayerDepends what you mean by a pound, value or weight. If it's weight, they're the same, obviously. If it's value, then it depends what type of feathers, peacock feathers are definitely worth more than your bog standard pigeon feathers, so you'd need less to make a pounds worth.
try this one along those lines:
which weighs more--a pound of gold or a pound of feathers?
few people will answer it correctly.
24 Feb 04
Originally posted by jimmyb270even in wheight one wheighs more than the other, as gold is mesured useing a diffrent system of mesurments than most things. something about the number of ounces to a pound (and yes, an ounce of gold dose wheight the same as an ounce of feathers)
Depends what you mean by a pound, value or weight. If it's weight, they're the same, obviously. If it's value, then it depends what type of feathers, peacock feathers are definitely worth more than your bog standard pigeon feathers, so you'd need less to make a pounds worth.
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Originally posted by fearlessleaderWeight of gold is bizarrely measured in Troy ounces , rather than Avoirdupois. A Troy ounce is heavier than an Avoirdupois ounce. Troy pounds were declared illegal in 1878, but a Troy pound was lighter than an Avoirdupois pound. So before 1878 the pound of gold was lighter than the pound of feathers but after 1878 they became equal in weight (except to criminals).
even in wheight one wheighs more than the other, as gold is mesured useing a diffrent system of mesurments than most things. something about the number of ounces to a pound (and yes, an ounce of gold dose wheight the same as an ounce of feathers)
27 Feb 04
Originally posted by iamatigerA Troy ounce is heavier then an Avourdupois one...how does that make a Troy pound lighter then an Avoirdupois one?
Weight of gold is bizarrely measured in Troy ounces , rather than Avoirdupois. A Troy ounce is heavier than an Avoirdupois ounce. Troy pounds were declared illegal in 1878, but a Troy pound was lighter than an Avoirdupois pound. So before 1878 the pound of gold was lighter than the pound of feathers but after 1878 they became equal in weight (except to criminals).
29 Feb 04
Originally posted by AcolyteA Troy pound denotes the same weight as an Avoirdupois one. The former has 12 "Troy Ounces", each equal to 4/3 of an Avoirdupois ounce (a little over 28 grams), of which there are 16 in each pound.
There must have been fewer Troy ounces in a Troy pound than there are Avoirdupois ounces in an Avoirdupois pound. Thank goodness for metric!