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James E asked in Education & ReferenceTrivia · 2 decades ago

Which is heavier?

A pound of feathers or a pound of gold? And by how much?

Update:

16 answers and not one correct. Although andy m came close.

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  • 2 decades ago
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    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.

  • Anonymous
    2 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

  • 2 decades ago

    Feathers is heavier than gold by "zero" pound....lol

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  • 2 decades ago

    a pound of feather

  • 2 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?

  • 2 decades ago

    a pound of gold

  • Di
    Lv 6
    2 decades ago

    They both weight a pound so neither is heavier.

  • 2 decades ago

    the same are equal cause the two is one pound

  • 2 decades ago

    Both r sama

    a pound is pound

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