Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
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The both weigh the same
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Usually POUND (when it refers to weight) is abbreviated "lb.", although I have sometimes seen "lbs." The Latin word for pound is LIBRA, and that word was once used in English when referring to money. Apparently our word "pound" comes from the Latin word "pondo" which means weight; the Latin expression seems to have been "libra pondo" for "a pound in weight" (as opposed to a pound in money). The Italian monetary unit, the lira, as well as the British pound were coins that were once equivalent to a pound of a precious metal. Both are abbreviated with a fancy capital L (not followed by a period). The story of the terminology can be found in the OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, and also (under pound, libra and in the appendix) in the AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY.
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lbs stands for pounds.
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the cash.\n\ngold is less than 600/oz.  at today's prices, 93 bills and you are already ahead.  do you think that there are more than 93 bills in a pound?\n\nBureau of Engraving and Printing's web site wrote: \nThe approximate weight of a currency note, regardless of denomination is (1) one gram. There are 454 grams in one (1) U.S. pound, therefore, there should be 454 notes in (1) one pound(Avoirdupois system).  \n\na pound of bills is worth just under 50K.  a pound of gold is worth less than 10K.\n\nwhen gold hits 2800/oz, start shopping for a buyer for your pound of money.
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neither, each is a pound
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You need to know that 16 ounces = 1 pound\n\nfour gallons = 16 ounces X 25 (pounds)\n                   =  400 ounces\n\n1 gallon = 100 ounces\n\n\nfifteen ounces of gold cost $6058.50\n\nyou need to find out how much one ounce of gold costs. \n\n$6058.50/15 = $403.90\n\nfor the third question about giant bamboo \n\n11.9/3 = 3.9666667= feet in one day\n3.9666667/24 = 0.16527777778= feet per hour\n0.16527777778 X 12 = 1.9833333333 inches per hour\n\nto the nearest hundredth = 1.98 inches per hour\n\nto show that it is reasonable,\ninches per hour X number of hours in day X 3days X 12 (inches to equal one foot) = 142.8 \n1.9833333333 X 24                                   X 3     X12     = 142.8
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Gold, i have a daugther.*\n :~)
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scientifically, a ton of bricks. \ncos we use the term 'ton' or 'tonne' differently when measuring every other substance, and when measuring cotton or feathers (stuff used for making quilts, duvet, pillows etc). the weight system used to measure cotton or feathers is lighter than the metric tonne system. although a tonne would mean 1000 kgs, tonne was never a metric term. ideally, a classic tonne means 973.48 kgs, and to this day, this is the exact scale used to weigh stuff thats used in the clothing industry.\n\nHENCE, A TON OF FEATHER IS LIGHTER THAN A TONNE OF BRICKS!!!
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A 14.5" cube of 24 karat gold will weigh 2000 pounds.  \n\nIt is so malleable that 1 ounce of gold can be spread into a continuous sheet large enough to cover a football field.\n\nGold has a specific gravity 19 times that of fresh water and twice that of lead.\n\nThe contact switches for automotive airbags are gold plated because of gold's resistance to corrosion.\n\nMore men became wealthy during the California gold rush catering to the needs of miners than became wealthy by mining.\n\nGold purity is measured in Karats (or Carats). The volume is divided by 24. 24 K gold is 24 of 24 parts pure gold. 14 K gold is 14 parts gold and 10 parts another metal (silver, nickel, copper, etc)
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House Wren or the American Gold Finch
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well...both weigh a ton, so they are equal.
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The cent, once a copper coin, is now composed of copper-plated zinc. Copper-plated cents cost less to manufacture, and at 2.5 grams each, they weigh about 20% less than the older cent, which was 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc.\n\nSo there's not enough copper there to make it worth your while -- it will cost more to get the copper than the value of the metal, even at $4 per pound.
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You think you have an exaulting presence, don't you.  The answer is YOU weigh, Feathers.
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No. White gold is an alloy of gold and silver. Therefore is less expensive than gold since it has a small percent of silver in it.\n(But be careful because some people refer to platinum as white gold. Platinum is far more expensive than gold)
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Since a price of gold closed on the NYSE at $627.20 on November 3, 2006 (see: http://goldinfo.net/gold1.html) a ton of gold would be $20,070,400.00 (since there are 32,000 ounces in a ton).  \n\nHave a good day!!!
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12 troy ounces = 1 troy pound, but that is not the kind of pound you are used to using.\n\n1 troy ounce is exactly 31.103 476 8 grams, about 10 percent more than the avoirdupois ounce (which is the kind of ounce you are used to using in the U.S.)\n\nThere are 14.58333 troy ounces (ozt) to an avoirdupois pound (lb) and 32.1505 ozt to 1 kg.
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A lot of Fu**ing gold