g__day said:Rather than keep you stewing I'll short circuit this and at least let you know the correct answer - see who can figure it out first...
Feathers is heavier - for none of the reasons discussed here so far.
Pounds is a complex system, if you are weighing a precious metal in pounds you of course use Troy pounds and ounces. If you are weighing a common substance you use Anduvian pounds annd ounces. Anduvian pounds and ounces weigh more than Troy pounds and ounces. So a pound of gold weights significantly less than a pound of sand, water or feathers!
So if they taught you different in school well they're wrong!
g__day said:Actually the standards, not the meaning of words - so semantics is not the correct answer, standards are.
Standards are contextual, only valid between those who agree to use them. This isn't even a formal standard though, just a convention.g__day said:Actually the standards
Kind of like a pint is a pint.InkSpot said:Err aren't they equal ? a pound is a pound?