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Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:16:54 2012 No.4473892 [Reply] [Original]

Which weighs more?
A pound of feathers or a pound of gold.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:19:20 2012 No.4473894 i could be wrong, but im pretty sure everyone here has heard this one a million times op

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:20:20 2012 No.4473895 >>4473894 so care to answer?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:20:24 2012 No.4473896 >>4473894 yeah, obviously the correct answer is that a pound of gold weighs much more than a pound of feathers

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:21:32 2012 No.4473899 >>4473896 Nope. The pound of feathers weighs more.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:22:32 2012 No.4473901 >>4473892 Are you trolling? Gold's much heavier than feathers!

>>	小白 !GWAILOlXiw Fri Mar 16 21:23:40 2012 No.4473903 According to the rules of /sci/ you must be an autist and prove that they exist.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:23:40 2012 No.4473904 File: 23 KB, 462x357, 1323699398571.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4473896 >>4473899 I can't tell if you guys are trolling or just plain fucking retarded. They're the same. 2/10 for making me reply

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:24:40 2012 No.4473905 Depends on the planet or whatever.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:24:49 2012 No.4473907 >>4473901 Nope. see >>4473899

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:24:49 2012 No.4473908 >>4473904 >implying feather is heavier than gold Jesus Christ, you are retarded.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:26:56 2012 No.4473911 >>4473904 Can't tell if trolling or retarded

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:26:56 2012 No.4473912 >>4473892 Feathers. Gold is measured in troy weight. OP is being a technical fuck using retarded units. Pounds? Seriously?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:27:13 2012 No.4473919 File: 456 KB, 850x545, 1329875256619.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hey /sci/, I'm in the market for a new telescope around the 150-250$ range. Can you guys possibly recommend something?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:29:20 2012 No.4473925 >>4473912 and we have a winner

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:30:29 2012 No.4473928 whats bigger a pound cake or a pound of cake?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:30:29 2012 No.4473929 >>4473912 Doesn't matter, feathers are always lighter. Birds don't have gold wings you fucking idiot!

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:31:37 2012 No.4473932 File: 58 KB, 255x255, 1331601227347.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4473929 Shitty troll is shitty.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:38:24 2012 No.4473948 >>4473904 Gold weighs more, are you mentally crippled or do you live in an alternate reality?

>>	sage Fri Mar 16 21:40:40 2012 No.4473959 Gold because it's heavier

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:41:48 2012 No.4473964 >>4473892 Aw shit nigga, five star post!

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:42:48 2012 No.4473967 Is everyone trolling or pretending to be trolling? I heard that one when I was 7, wtf

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 21:53:16 2012 No.4474000 I know that they both have the same weight (1 pound), but what about their mass? Also, which weighs more? (weight, not mass) A 10g helium baloon or 10g of solid gold.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:00:12 2012 No.4474017 >>4474000 Weight is mass by scientific standards, you mean density? Of course Gold is denser than feathers.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:01:12 2012 No.4474018 >>4474000 We need more data, not conclusive.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:10:08 2012 No.4474035 which, yes.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:16:56 2012 No.4474044 >>4473967 I turned 13 I know what this is

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:26:09 2012 No.4474055 ITT: Retards getting trolled

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:27:16 2012 No.4474057 a pound of muscles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtbLy9CnGtk

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:28:24 2012 No.4474060 Feathers. You can get a shipload of feathers for one pound since they're cheap as shit, while you get little to no gold if you buy for one pound.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:31:40 2012 No.4474063 >ITT: Trolls troll trolls trolling trolls.

Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:37:28 2012 No.4474077
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/sci/ thinks its hot shit with its theoretical physics and mathematics, but when it comes to simple concepts like density, mass, and volume, its mind is fucking blown. Never change.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:42:53 2012 No.4474080 File: 60 KB, 883x499, scinofun.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4473967 how does one go about pretending to be trolling?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:55:29 2012 No.4474103 Feathers are measured in Avodipois so one pound equals 7000 grains. Gold is measured in Troy so one pound equals 5760 grains. Therefor one pound of feathers is weighs more than one pound of gold.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 22:59:01 2012 No.4474113 All gold coins are the same shape/size/weight/purity and only differ by denomination. What is worth more, a pound of $100 gold coins or a half pound of $200 gold coins.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 23:09:12 2012 No.4474147 >>4474113 Depends on if the fiat value of the coin is greater than the metal value on the open market.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 23:15:53 2012 No.4474164 The feathers. A pound of gold is just a solid object, a pound of feathers would have small amounts of air in between each feather which would be contribute additional weight. QED

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 23:17:00 2012 No.4474169 >>4474164 100/10

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 23:26:56 2012 No.4474193 >>4474000 a pound is a measure of mass, not weight.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 23:47:36 2012 No.4474227 >>4474193 A pound is a measure of force, not mass. Hence ft-lb for torque and such.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 16 23:49:54 2012 No.4474232 File: 25 KB, 405x371, 1293941584762.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ITT

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 02:28:32 2012 No.4474631 >>4474227 a pound is a energy measure of gravity using the amount of gravity a object can get from the center of the earth

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 02:29:40 2012 No.4474633 i dont understand the difference between pound and kilogram theyre both measured with the same intsturment then what is the difference

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 02:37:37 2012 No.4474645 What are the masses of these two

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 02:43:16 2012 No.4474651 >>4473892 A pound of feathers weigh more because they are measured as 14 ounces to a pound, whilst gold is measured in troy; only 12 ounces to a pound. This is why we abandoned the imperial measurment system.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 03:04:49 2012 No.4474663 >>4473919 Holy fuck. Source of that picture?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 03:14:00 2012 No.4474676 >>4474663 http://www.newser.com/story/118990/makeshift-levees-protect-homes-from-flooding.html

Anonymous Sat Mar 17 03:15:08 2012 No.4474679

Well:

1 pound of gold:
>http://www.24hgold.com/english/gold_silver_prices_charts.aspx?money=GBPound&p=argent
>33.72 £/gram
for £1 you can get ~33 milligrams
I'm sure you can get more feathers than that for £1

So a pound of feathers would indeed be heavier.

>>	12 year old (Not retarded) !DZhvTh6DN. Sat Mar 17 03:16:08 2012 No.4474682 >>4474679 10/10

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 03:16:17 2012 No.4474683 THEY BOTH WEIGH THE SAME. A POUND OF FEATHERS IS EQUAL TO A POUND OF GOLD. JESUS CHRIST YOU GUYS ARE AS DUMB AS YOU LOOK.

>>	Brosifine !!fPOjsJng8Fk Sat Mar 17 03:34:17 2012 No.4474698 >>4474017 Pound is not a measure of mass. It's a measure of force. While a pound of feathers is a pound on Earth, it wouldn't be a pound on Jupiter. A kilogram of feathers is a kilogram on Earth, and it's a kilogram on Jupiter.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 03:36:33 2012 No.4474701 >>4474679 Except that doesn't make sense grammatically. Consider the phrase: "Which weighs more a Euro of gold or a Euro of feathers?" Or Dollar or Won or whatever currency you want. A "Dollar of gold" is senseless.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 03:36:33 2012 No.4474702 >>4474698 how can that be if they are weighed with the same instrument

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 07:01:40 2012 No.4475081 >>4474698 Wrong. "Pound" was used in pre-metric days for mass or force. If the writer wanted to be absolutely clear, however, he/she would use "lbm" of "lbf"

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 07:05:12 2012 No.4475088 File: 1.03 MB, 900x1302, korean laughs at youre math.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] which weighs more? a gallon of milk or a gallon of water?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 07:14:08 2012 No.4475108 what about a pound of feathers made out of gold?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 07:17:33 2012 No.4475117 >>4474683 This. Thread closed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 07:37:49 2012 No.4475164 File: 11 KB, 287x303, 1326519550462.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] lel so clevar OP

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 07:42:28 2012 No.4475175 File: 331 KB, 1028x1510, jokes.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >lol errybody trolling XD

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 17 09:26:44 2012 No.4475341 >>4475108 Those would weigh the same see >>4474103

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