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To: Orangedog
Here's one for you guys: What weighs more, a ounce of feathers or an ounce of gold? How about a pound of feathers vs a pound of gold?.
The answers: Ounce of gold weighs more, but a pound of gold weighs less.
Why?: Gold is measured in troy ounces which is heavier than a normal ounce. But a troy pound is only 12 ounces. Now you know.
215 posted on 12/24/2003 8:05:56 AM PST by RadiationRomeo (Spreading useless knowledge for 40 years.)
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To: RadiationRomeo
I will now sleep content!
216 posted on 12/24/2003 8:12:42 AM PST by sarasota
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To: RadiationRomeo
How can pound of gold weigh different from pound of feathers (if use same standard pound?) Weight is releveant measure. Now correct question is: which have more mass: pound of gold or pound of feather? Since molecular density different, feather have more mass then gold.
217 posted on 12/24/2003 8:17:39 AM PST by RussianConservative (Xristos: the Light of the World)
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