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Topic: Riddle me this What weighs more, a pound of tomatoes or a pound of feathers?

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #90,273

Think carefully

Steve Jail joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 31 seconds later[^] [v] #1,028,400

Depends on whether or not you cooled them beforehand with a tomato cooling pad.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 seconds later, 35 seconds after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,401

They weigh the same.

Steve Jail replied with this 6 years ago, 28 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,402

@previous (C)
Shut up Fredo

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,455

The pound is not a unit of weight. The unit of weight is the Newton. Thanks.

Svet !jzYkdX7lIw joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 48 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,457

@previous (D)
A newton is a unit of gravitational force.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 30 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,458

@1,028,455 (D)
fig newton is a cookie son

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,460

@1,028,457 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
Yes, which is also a unit of weight. If you want to stick with imperial measurements, then the unit of weight is the pound-force (lbf).

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 46 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,462

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound

Ananthanarayanan M R joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 34 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,464

pound of lead obviously

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 34 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,465

Pronunciation
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IPA(key): /puːnd/, /pund/
Noun
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pound (plural poundes or pounden or pound)

A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower pound, merchant's pound or pound avoirdupois, or a weight of said measurement.

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,467

We're not talking about the unit of CURRENCY that is going to plummet soon on account of brexit.

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 19 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,468

@1,028,465 (A)
Used in the context you were using it in implies a measure of mass, not weight. Thanks.

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 9 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,469

@1,028,457 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
> force
(That's how you ascertain weight.)

Svet !jzYkdX7lIw replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,472

@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Not always because you can use Newtons in electrical formulas

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,473

@1,028,469 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Correct, but weight is not the same as mass. Weight (force) is mass x acceleration (which near the Earth's surface is around 10 metres per second per second).
SI unit of mass: kg
SI unit of weight: N = kg.m.s^-2

(Edited 29 seconds later.)

Anonymous D double-posted this 6 years ago, 59 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,474

@1,028,472 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
> you can use Newtons in electrical formulas
Bollocks. Thanks.

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,482

did no one think to put them on a balance scale?

Svet !jzYkdX7lIw replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,485

@1,028,474 (D)
What do you know? Electrical force using Newtons force of motion is used in electrical engineering.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,491

The feathers bc you have to live with the weight of what you did to those poor birds

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,498

@1,028,485 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
What do I know? I know this:
Newton's laws of motion may be used to analyze the motion of objects moving as a result of an electrical force, e.g. static charge - they don't measure the electrical charge itself. They are related via Coulomb's law:
F = k.Q1.Q2/d^2, where k is Coulomb's constant = 9.0 x 10^9 N.m^2.C^-2
When talking about electrical charge you use Coulombs. When talking about gravitational force (weight) you use Newtons.

(Edited 5 minutes later.)

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,501

@1,028,472 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
@1,028,473 (D)
The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Thanks.

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,504

@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
lol

Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,506

@1,028,491 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Survival of the fittest ????

Svet !jzYkdX7lIw replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,516

@1,028,498 (D)
Thanks google

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,525

@1,028,491 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
10/10 best reply

(Edited 47 seconds later.)

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,532

@1,028,516 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
Oh please, google is a joke when it comes to looking for this sort of information.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 23 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,546

Each one weighs more than the other.

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 6 years ago, 3 weeks later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,038,191

perhaps this video will help, however the feathers are challenged by steel here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH0hikcwjIA

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,038,208

@1,028,501 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
> The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Thanks.

True, but midichlorians are where the force comes from.
Midichlorians = Mass x Acceleration

Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 weeks after the original post[^] [v] #1,038,231

What weighs more, a pound of fresh tomatoes or a pound of canned?
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