Which Is Heavier.... A Pound of nails or A pound of cotton?
By moneymind
@moneymind (10510)
Philippines
91 responses
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
3 Nov 06
ha ha ha ha...... try sharing it to those excercises available. thanks for your reply. greetings. : )
@rebelann (112962)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Oct 20
Oh how I know that feeling. Shedding them pounds has proven difficult.
@pasychosheep (169)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Define "heavy" If you're talking weight under earth gravity and earth physics, they're the same. However, if we start moving into weight of the individual elements, as well as testing under different environments and conditions, things would differ. Water retention would make the same amount of cotton in a wet environment heavier than the nails, underwater the nails would weigh heavier on the scales because the cotton would have higher buoyancy, in space the nails win again because although there is no gravity, they have more density to exert a force upon another object, etc. etc. etc.
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
3 Nov 06
am actually playing trick here which seems that no one is falling for it. thanks for responding. greetings. : )
@Backpack30 (924)
• United States
3 Nov 06
Well, Moneymind....it looks like you're not going to get the wrong answer here;)
Try another one!
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
2 Nov 06
well i am but seems no one is falling for it... greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
2 Nov 06
doing good so far, thank you for asking... and you my friend how is it going..... greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
1 Nov 06
man ... i thought some one would fall for it. greetings. : )
• India
1 Nov 06
good question, but not very tricky
oviously they both are equal having same weight. here i said weight is same when they are in the same distance from the centre of the earth.
because weight=mass * gravity.
so, as gravity increases weight increases. right.
@rebelann (112962)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Oct 20
True but the volume it takes to make up a pound varies.
@tarachand (3895)
• India
24 Dec 06
This is one of the oldest trick questions. I have seen many like what grows larger when you take more and more out from it, or the more you add to it the smaller it becomes and stuff like that. Good for a small laugh once upon a time, a cliche now.
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
17 Nov 06
yes they are equal if thats what you mean... greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
8 Nov 06
they are of equal weight if thats what you mean... greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
8 Nov 06
they are of equal weight if thats what you mean... greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
2 Nov 06
did you really fall for this trick... hhhmmm.... greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
24 Dec 06
i do try to post another of this type of discussion then..
greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
24 Dec 06
yeah.. i am actually fishing for some one to fall for it.
greetings. : )
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
17 Nov 06
no not yet... just approaching the hundred mark... greetings. : )
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
17 Nov 06
They are both the same! A pound is a pound reguardless of what it is!
@sankethadiga (1087)
• India
16 Nov 06
I had fallen for it in a competitive exam ( How much dumber could I get! )
But not anymore, they weigh exactly the same!!
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
16 Nov 06
ha ha ha ha ... really... did it cost you some thing on that particular exam..... greetings. : )
