What weights more a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?

Question

just a common sence quistion

Answer 1

You're not quite asking the right question here. The right question is, "Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?"

The answer to that one is, of course, a pound of feathers.

This is because feathers are measured in the kind of pounds you're used to, but precious metals like gold are measured in Troy Pounds, which are 12 Troy Ounces each. A Troy Ounce is a little bigger than a regular ounce, but a Troy Pound ends up about 13.2 regular ounces, not 16.

Lead is not a precious metal, so it's not weighed in Troy Pounds.

Answer 2

The feathers are made of a much less dense material than lead, so they displace more air.

As the density of the air varies, the apparent weight of the feathers will vary much more than the apparent weight of the lead.

So the answer is that on a cool dry day, the air is denser, and buoys up the feathers so that they appear to weigh less; while on a warm moist day, or at high altitude, or in a vacuum chamber, the air is less dense, and the feathers appear to weigh more because they have lost buoyancy.

Answer 3

Uh, you're kidding right? A pound is a pound. They weigh the same.

Answer 4

they both weigh 1 pound

Answer 5

Ha Ha they are both a pound. They are the same.

Answer 6

A POUND IS A POUND IS A POUND. THAT IS A COMMON SENSE ANSWER.

Answer 7

The feathers, no wait the lead, no wait the feathers...

Good one.

Answer 8

ha ha

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