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Which is heavier?
A pound of feathers or a pound of gold? And by how much?
16 answers and not one correct. Although andy m came close.
17 Answers
- 2 decades agoFavorite Answer
A pound of feathers is heavier since feathers are weighed by avoirdupois weight while gold is weighed in troy (or apothecary) weight and 1 lb. avoirdupois = 1.21528 lb. .
- 2 decades ago
They are the same weight, its just a pound of feathers with be a lot larger in mass then a pound of gold.
- Anonymous2 decades ago
Feathers are heavier..
A pound of gold is actually weighed in troy which is actually 0.8228571 normal pounds.
Feathers 1 pound
Gold 1 Troy pound 0.8228571 pounds
But a troy ounce weighs more than a normal ounce.
1 troy ounce=1.097143 oounces
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- PariahMaterialLv 62 decades ago
Neither...they both weigh a pound, but if you dropped them from a plane at the same time, which one would hit the ground first?