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2007-01-23 00:33:08 · 13 answers · asked by John Doe IV 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The feathers would be measured in averdupois ounces but gold is always measured in troy ounces which are heavier
2007-01-23 00:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by wyzrdofahs 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The both weigh the same, one ounce. But the feathers will be about 40 times larger than the gold.
2007-01-23 08:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gold is measured in troy ounces, which are about 10% heavier than the usual avoirdupois ounces. (A troy ounce is 480 grains; an avoirdupois ounce is 437.5 grains.)
Therefore an ounce of gold weighs about 10% more than an ounce of feathers.
(That's for ounces -- but notice that a POUND of gold weighs LESS than a pound of feathers. The troy measures (for gold) have a smaller ounce, but the troy pound is defined as 12 those ounces -- while the avoirdupois pound is defined as 16 of the (smaller) avoirdupois ounce. As a result the troy POUND is less than the avoirdupois pound, even the the troy OUNCE is larger than the avoirdupois ounce.)
2007-01-23 12:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by K ; 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ounce is a weight, so it doesn't matter what it is an ounce of! lol! you would need a lot more feathers than gold though, to weigh an ounce lol!
2007-01-23 14:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Milo T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gold is heavier because it is weighed in Troy ounces. There are 12 Troy ounces in a pound... See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_ounce
2007-01-23 08:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by Ret68 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ounce of gold
2007-01-23 11:41:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither is heavier, they both weigh an ounce
2007-01-23 12:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither, they both weigh an ounce.
2007-01-23 16:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by gypsy girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are both an ounce !
2007-01-23 08:39:52 · answer #9 · answered by Lara^mt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They weigh the same...a question similar to this was on my entrance exam to get into a private school. This was on the kindergarten exam btw...
2007-01-23 12:18:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋