Yes! - I remember that trick question well. But the second one is not quite right - the ounce of gold is heavier as the Troy ounce is 31.1 grams and the Avoirdupois is 28.3 grams.
Regards Terry Marshall Dudley wrote: > > Once they had that, I would give them the riddle of which weight more, > an ounce of gold or an ounce of feathers. They would guess feathers, > but the answer is gold, since there are only 12 oz of gold in a pound > and 16 of feathers in a pound. > > Real confusing. > > Marshall > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
