2007-02-21 05:57:52 · 20 answers · asked by *WAT* 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Really old trick question.
A pound is a pound is a pound.
2007-02-21 06:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by rascals2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you want a trick question ask which is heavier, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers! The answer is the feathers! Why? Because feathers are weighed in avoirdupois weight which has 16 oz. to a pound while gold is measured in Troy weight which is 12 oz. to a pound.
2007-02-21 06:04:18 · answer #2 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A pound is a pound is a pound is a pound. They both weigh exactly the same. You may confuse volume with weight here, but that's not the question.
2007-02-21 06:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by rockgeek56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it's not exactly the same, because of the Archimedes Principle. It says that every single body is subject to a vertical force (contrary to the gravity effect). Its value is F(archimedes) = Volume x density of the fluid it is kept in (the air in general). And this force will be much bigger for a pound of feathers because it occupies more space. If you put your body on a scale, it will measure (mass x gravity - F(archimedes)), and this rest will be bigger for the rocks than for the feathers. But it doesn't make a lot of difference thanks to the low density of our atmosphere. This only works on Earth, because space is empty, this fluid has no density, so the Archimedes force is zero, and in that case non of them is heavier. Everything depends on the surroundings!
2007-02-21 06:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by Lucie D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are both th same! 1 pound is 1 pound
2007-02-21 07:26:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pound of feathers takes a bigger bag, so the bag of feathers is heavier than a bag of rocks.
Next question: about furniture, what's a henway?
2007-02-21 06:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've already answered this question and gotten my 10 points for best answer, therefore, I will just take my 2 points and leave and let someone else such as diogenese_97 get the 10.
And you, 1 floor up, SHOOOOOSH, we don't that long-winded nonsense. That is not an answer.
2007-02-21 06:37:48 · answer #7 · answered by mrjomorisin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither.They both weigh 1 pound, although their mass and volume are obviously different.
2007-02-21 09:02:18 · answer #8 · answered by dreadluvB 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually a pound of cashews is heavier than both.
2007-02-21 06:01:19 · answer #9 · answered by moonie_deux 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the real questions is would you rather have a ten pound sack of $100 bills or a tweny pound sack of $50 bills?
2007-02-24 09:26:36 · answer #10 · answered by corqmaker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋