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Posted by Michael A. Terrell on 10/02/07 04:29
Bob Myers wrote:
>
> "John Williamson" <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:fdrnc7$mi8$1@stable.tornevall.net...
> > Bob Myers wrote:
> >> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
> >> news:13g11vn3e4ksc08@corp.supernews.com...
> >>> Which weighs more: one 8-pound sack, or eight 1-pound sacks?
> >>> Yes, it is a trick question, but you are the master of trick questions.
> >>
> >> Or we might ask our boy Radium this one:
> >>
> >> Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of
> >> gold? ;-)
> >>
> >>
> > Errm...
> > 1 troy ounce (Gold) = 1.09714 imperial ounces (Feathers)
> > 12 Troy ounces = 1 Troy pound (Gold)
> > 16 ounces = 1 pound (Feathers)
> >
> > 1 (troy) pound Gold = 0.822857 pounds (Imperial) feathers
> >
> > Sorry to be picky...;-)
> >
>
> Oh, fine - just GIVE the answer away!
>
> Why, pray tell, did you THINK I was suggesting this
> question be asked of our dear friend Radium? Didn't
> occur to you that there might actually be a reason I
> chose those two particular materials?
>
> Bob M.
No, other than he's a gold bricking bird brain.
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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