Posted by Don Bowey on 10/01/07 21:31

On 10/1/07 2:18 PM, in article fdrnc7$mi8$1@stable.tornevall.net, "John
Williamson" <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:

> 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...

Errm? Clearing your throat?

> 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...;-)

To be picky......... I'm sure it was assumed that both the feathers and gold
would be measured with the same scale.

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