Trivia Question: Gold and Feathers
Nov 10, 2016 10:46:01 #
What's heavier - a ton of gold or a ton of feathers? Answer below.
Obviously, a ton of feathers.
"Troy ounce is a traditional unit of gold weight. Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones. There are 12 troy ounces per troy pound, (373.24 g) rather than the 16 ounces per pound (453.59 g) found in the more common avoirdupois system."
Obviously, a ton of feathers.
"Troy ounce is a traditional unit of gold weight. Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones. There are 12 troy ounces per troy pound, (373.24 g) rather than the 16 ounces per pound (453.59 g) found in the more common avoirdupois system."
Nov 10, 2016 10:50:37 #
Ahem... It's "a pound of feathers or a pound of gold.".
"Ton" specifically refers to 2000 pounds avoirdupois, so a ton of each would weigh the same.
"Ton" specifically refers to 2000 pounds avoirdupois, so a ton of each would weigh the same.
Nov 10, 2016 10:51:59 #
Jerry, without even reading the "answer below", my first question would have been, which system of weights are you using?
--Bob
--Bob
jerryc41 wrote:
What's heavier - a ton of gold or a ton of feather... (show quote)
Nov 10, 2016 10:59:32 #
Ron SS
Loc: Silver Spring, MD
A pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold
BUT
An ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of feathers.
Troy ounce weighs more than avoirdupois ounce.
Hint: relax and go metric, the official (original and unenforced) measurement system of the USA
BUT
An ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of feathers.
Troy ounce weighs more than avoirdupois ounce.
Hint: relax and go metric, the official (original and unenforced) measurement system of the USA
Nov 10, 2016 21:55:47 #
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Nov 11, 2016 09:21:04 #
Jerry, you must be VERY desperate to get to 80.000 posts. This was one of you waste of time posts. Save us.
Nov 11, 2016 12:06:44 #
jerryc41 wrote:
What's heavier - a ton of gold or a ton of feather... (show quote)
Actually they weigh the same... a ton is a ton, at least here in America.
Nov 11, 2016 13:35:05 #
JamesCurran wrote:
Ahem... It's "a pound of feathers or a pound of gold.".
"Ton" specifically refers to 2000 pounds avoirdupois, so a ton of each would weigh the same.
"Ton" specifically refers to 2000 pounds avoirdupois, so a ton of each would weigh the same.
Every country on the planet except for Liberia, Myanmar and of courseā¦ the United States of America is
metric. A ton is 1000 kilograms. (2240 avoirdupois) "Ahem"
You are out voted in a 20 to 1 landslide.
Nov 11, 2016 16:35:09 #
Abo wrote:
Every country on the planet except for Liberia, Myanmar and of courseā¦ the United States of America is
metric. A ton is 1000 kilograms. (2240 avoirdupois)
metric. A ton is 1000 kilograms. (2240 avoirdupois)
OK, but it's still the same for feathers or gold.
Nov 11, 2016 18:32:49 #
My post didn't got through. The joke is flawed and the only way to make it work is to word this way: What is heavier, an ounce of gold or an once of feathers? The answer is the ounce of gold, because it takes only 12 of them to make a pound, where it will take 16 of the feather to make a pound.
Nov 11, 2016 19:12:14 #
Earworms wrote:
Give me a ton of gold and I'll be happy either way.
I'm with him.....give me a ton of gold and keep the feathers.
Nov 11, 2016 21:11:01 #
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