Is one pound of meat equal to one pound of gold?

Answer 1

Examining the question for some aspects of gold and meat: 1. A solid block of one Avoirdupois pound of each substance would not be the same size in area or volume. 2. They would be the same weight if both were weighed in Avoirdupois ounces or pounds. However gold is customarily weighed in Troy ounces/pounds which are slightly heavier than the equivalent Avoirdupois weight. 3. Marx in "Capital" would argue that one pound of gold could equal one pound of meat if the market accepts them as having similar value.