Which Weighs More?

[CamoDeafie]

Which ounce did you have in mind?
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You've suffered long enough. The answers are

1. Both the lead and the cotton weigh the same (1 ounce = 28.35 grams). This is an avoirdupois ounce.

2. Gold. 1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams.

3. Cotton. 1 lb = 16 oz (453.6 grams), whereas 1 troy lb = 12 troy ounces (373.25 grams).

4. Water. 1 fluid ounce of water weighs 29.52 grams at room temperature.

Doncha love a quiz where an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of cotton, but a pound of cotton weighs more than a pound of gold? Where's your inner geek?

I think @BillM Had the right path to answering?

FYI, lead can be weighed in Troy ounces, hence the age old riddle of alchemists trying to turn lead to gold

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Hadn't used the "unwatch thread" feature in so long I almost forgot it was there.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Hadn't used the "unwatch thread" feature in so long I almost forgot it was there.

Quote brings you back....muahahahahhaha

 

[TTSX]

I think @BillM Had the right path to answering?

FYI, lead can be weighed in Troy ounces, hence the age old riddle of alchemists trying to turn lead to gold

The secret is Rust-Oleum

 

[CamoDeafie]

The secret is Rust-Oleum
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Just brass plating old school way?

 

[Bacchus]

Which ounce did you have in mind?

I'm not buying that, I'm not even leasing with option to buy.

In this country, almost anything you weigh is measured in either metric units or avoirdupois ounces/pounds. There are exceptions, including precious metals (troy ounces or pounds), gemstones in carets, and maybe certain things measured in tons.

Some things are vaguely measured in terms of shiploads or its cousin, the bubblegum-loads.

In my house every mechanical scale measures in avoirdupois: the bathroom scale, the postage scale, and the kitchen food scale. Some of they may have dual printed measurements, avoirdupois and metric (grams).

I have several electronic weighing devices, and because they're electronic they can easily convert the measurement of force into avoirdupois, troy, grams, grains, carets, pennyweights.

The point is, if I say I have a pound of cotton it is generally understood in this country to mean an avoirdupois pound.

This got more serious than I intended, I thought this would be more fun. Hmmm, I take that back, the responses were fun! I felt like the guy at the fair who sits on a stool above a tank of water, waiting for folks to throw baseballs at the stool release!

I thought people would cheat and rush off to consult one of the hundreds of Internet unit conversion sites:

troy pounds to grams

They are simple to search, just "meters to feet". But nobody did that. I'm always using those, F to C, oz to g, gallon to ml, etc, even W to HP.

watts to horsepower

 

[BillM]

Hmmm. Kind of overlooked the pounds. Which pound were you thinking of?

 

[Bacchus]

Hmmm. Kind of overlooked the pounds. Which pound were you thinking of?
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I was thinking of dog pounds.

 

[BillM]

I was thinking of dog pounds.

Are those people pounds x 7?

 

[Bacchus]

Are those people pounds x 7?

Correct.

 

[Bacchus]

The other interpretation derives from animal welfare shelters.

 

[Xaevian]

The other interpretation derives from animal welfare shelters.

Now animals qualify for welfare? Man, this country is going to the dogs!

 

[Bacchus]

Now animals qualify for welfare? Man, this country is going to the dogs!

Only the illegal immigrant dogs.

 

[Xaevian]

Only the illegal immigrant dogs.

Brought here by coyotes?