What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

Question

I recently talked to a geeky friend and they asked me the question. He said it was a weird answer.

I thought they were the same, and he said I was wrong.

dawgdays · Accepted Answer

Gold is measured in troy pounds, which consist of 12 troy ounces of 31.10 g each, or about 373 g per troy pound. Feathers are measured in avoirdupois pounds consisting of 16 avoirdupois ounces of 28.35 g each, or about 454 g.

So a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold.

pc-5 · Answer

Somehow the answer is not totally certain.
For example, a pound of feather on top of Mt Everest
and a pound of gold below sea level.

Anonymous · Answer

Yep, a pound of feathers weighs more, because pound has a different meaning. It's amazing how many wrong answer you got. It's an old, old, trick question.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weight

Shankar · Answer

lb of gold and lb or feather. Same weight, just difference volumes

Adam · Answer

They weigh the same if it is a pound of the substance, but they will take up different volumes!

Technobuff · Answer

Your geeky friend needs to go back to geek school.

EyECaNdYSHiloDan · Answer

SAme

? · Answer

same

What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

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