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LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
Would you rather have a kilogram bar of gold, or three troy pounds of gold?
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,828 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Kilo = 32.15 ozt
    3 lbst = 36 ozt

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    mariner67mariner67 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭
    End of quiz!
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    OPAOPA Posts: 17,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1 kilogram = 2.679 228 880 7 troy pound
    1 troy pound = 12 troy ounce
    1 kilogram = 32.150 746 569 troy ounce
    3 troy pound = 36 troy ounce
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    element159element159 Posts: 600 ✭✭✭
    I was surprised that a troy pound is lighter than a regular pound, being that the troy oz is heavier than regular oz.

    A kilo would be a nice round number though, so I think I'd actually like a 1 kg more even though it would be lighter.
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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>End of quiz! >>


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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,828 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great quiz!!!

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

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    OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Great quiz!!!

    What weighs more: a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? >>



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    OPAOPA Posts: 17,172 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I was surprised that a troy pound is lighter than a regular pound, being that the troy oz is heavier than regular oz.

    A kilo would be a nice round number though, so I think I'd actually like a 1 kg more even though it would be lighter. >>



    12 troy oz = 1 troy pound

    16 avoirdupois ounce ( regular ) = 14.583 333 333 troy ounce
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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Great quiz!!! >>


    I think you missed my point, but thanks for playing PH.

    Next time don't post the answer until at least a couple hours after the OP image

    edit: a pound of Oprah is worth more than a pound of gold!
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,828 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry. I thought the first to get the right answer won a prize.image

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    mrpaseomrpaseo Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Great quiz!!!

    What weighs more: a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? >>



    A pound of gold or a troy pound of gold?

    And what kind of bird are we talking about here? Where were they harvested from?

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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    MrPaseo, was that a little Monty Python? image
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,828 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Great quiz!!!

    What weighs more: a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? >>



    A pound of gold or a troy pound of gold?

    And what kind of bird are we talking about here? Where were they harvested from?

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    Precious metals are weighed using Troy units while everything else is weighed using Avoirdupois units. Therefore, a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold and yet an ounce of feathers weigh less than an ounce of gold.

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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Pound of Oprah is still worth more image

    PH, if that were an official exam, I think you would've had to specify "t oz" or "t lb"
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    TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,924 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought a kilo was 2.2 pounds, Or 35.2 ounces.
    3 troy pounds is better,but just by .8 oz.


    Kilograms to Ounces Conversion Table [1 kg = 35.27396195 oz]

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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,374 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I thought a kilo was 2.2 pounds, Or 35.2 ounces.
    3 troy pounds is better,but just by .8 oz.

    Kilograms to Ounces Conversion Table [1 kg = 35.27396195 oz] >>




    Those are the thumbrules I used as well. Wasn't sure what a troy pound was but figured it was 3 x 12 ounces.
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    OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oprah is worth aproximatley $12,500,000.00 per pound,
    the pounds that come up on a standard bathroom scale
    or better than 3/4 Million per ounce

    2013 net worth is 2.7 Billion
    2013 source lists aprox. 200 pounds currently



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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    I knew it! image
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    OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oprah is worth her weight in GOLD 586 times
    you know she's really not that bad lookingimage

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,248 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Sorry. I thought the first to get the right answer won a prize.image >>



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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would take either one if offered, but prefer the troy pounds...image I just like gold. Cheers, RickO
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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Well then you're in luck! I happen to have a kilo with your name on it LOL
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,582 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Kilo = 32.15 ozt
    3 lbst = 36 ozt >>

    jackpot.
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    LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    I'm starting to think trivia quizzes are not such a good idea on this board. image

    Maybe I should try the Jeopardy approach and let y'all post the questions image
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