a riddle.. How SMART are YOU?
 

What weighs more, a Pound of Feathers or a Pound of Gold? and give a reason why!



p1mpdogg's post about buying gold inspired me :)

That isn't a very good riddle.

you might not think so ..the answer is not as obvious as it looks
I believe you will be surprised.
:2 cents:

Funny, ha-ha! :)

A pound of feathers weighs more. The whole avoirdupois pound vs. troy pound deal.

did you google and cheat? :winkwink:

a pound is a unit of measurement. a pound is a pound - they both would weigh the exact same thing

screw you guys.... i'm going home ;)

Absolutely :)

Brett..

this is where you are incorrect.

The answer has not been given yet. i will let you think about it !! :1orglaugh

Gold: a pound of gold is 12 oz

Nice sentence :)
:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

i mean feathers is heavier, me not awake.. just sleeping walking to give baby a bottle.

there is the answer :thumbsup

Precious metals are weighed on a Troy scale. There are only 12 ounces to a pound on the Troy scale.

Hence a pound of feathers weighed on an Avoirdupois scale has 16 ounces so the feathers weigh more.

Good work Fucksakes

What he said... I think they teach you this in 3rd grade don't they? 1 pound doesn't necessarily equal 16oz, kinda similar to how 1Mb doesn't necessarily equal 1024Kb.

right 3rd grade.

Especially in the American school system.. keep dreaming. :1orglaugh

the same
a pound is a pound


try reading Shakespeare's A rose of flesh :)
also a pound of flesh

Well, maybe not part of the regular curiculum, but I remember out teacher explaining this one when he went off on one of his many "interesting facts" tangents. Ok maybe it was 4th grade, it's been a while :)

Good riddle KRosh! Liked it. And good seeing you in Phoenix buddy :)