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While on the face of it a pound of feathers would seem to weigh the same as a pound of gold, this overlooks the fact that gold is universally weighed using a different definition of 'pound' than that used for most other materials.
Precious metals such as gold are measured in troy weight. A troy pound is 12 troy ounces, and each troy ounce is 480 grains, making a total of 5760 grains to the pound of gold.
Most materials use pounds and ounces from the avoirdupois system, and such a standard pound is made up of 16 ounces, where each ounce is 437.5 grains, making a total of 7000 grains to the pound of feathers.
All this means that a "pound" of feathers (or bricks, or lead) is heavier than a "pound" of gold.
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How much is 1 pound in pounds?
Precisely 1.0001 pound or 16 ounces.Well,1 pound. Anything that is a pound if it's a pound of feathers or gold, it still only weighs a pound
What weighs more a trillion pounds of pennies or a trillion pounds of gold?
Ten trillion pounds of matter.
What weighs more a ton of feathers or 1000 kilograms of gold?
They weigh the same, a ton is equivelant to 1000 Kilograms, if it helps you will need a lot more of feathers than Gold to make a ton
How much gold is in one talent of gold?
One talent of gold is approximately two hundred pounds, which is equivalent to four hundred and forty kilograms. If one had one talent of gold, one would not be able to lift it without a crane.
How much does 1 kiloliter weigh?
'Liter' and any multiple or fraction of it means a volume, not a weight, so the weight depends on the substance that's in that volume. -- If the kiloliter is full of air at sea level, then it weighs about 2.65 pounds. -- If it's full of water, then it weighs about 2,205 pounds. -- If it's full of gold, then it weighs about 42,593 pounds. -- If it's empty, then it weighs zero.
