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heavy

the steel
37 (57.8%)
the feathers
27 (42.2%)

Total Members Voted: 64

Author Topic: what's a heavier? A kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers  (Read 6966 times)

this question has bothered me for eons

thats right, a kilogram of steel, because steel's heavier than feathers

Neither because it's a kilo of both

I'm sure this is supposed to be a joke but it was boring as hell

The feathers, because you carry the weight of what you did to those birds
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I'm sure this is supposed to be a joke but it was boring as hell
lighten up dude
like the feathers

both are the same weight?

The feathers. Even though its the same weight, the mass of the feathers is spread out a larger distace due to how many of them you need

both are the same weight?

but steel is heavier than feathers

The feathers. Even though its the same weight, the mass of the feathers is spread out a larger distace due to how many of them you need
What if it is one gigantic steel plate?

The feathers would be more cumbersome.

The joke is better done with the unit "pound" because it is less likely to make the person think about the unit. Saying "What's heavier a kilogram of.." to an American is instantly going to make them think about how much the first thing weighs because it isn't immediately known how heavy a kilogram is compared to a pound.

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The feathers. Even though its the same weight, the mass of the feathers is spread out a larger distace due to how many of them you need
That doesn't change anything. Weight =/= weight distribution/density.

but steel is heavier than feathers
but he has a kilo of both

one would be more massive than the other, at least

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Was there soda on the cards?