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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 15 2010, 12:00 AM (1,027 Views) | |
| Setenza | Nov 15 2010, 12:00 AM Post #1 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of iron ? |
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| YazooArab | Nov 15 2010, 01:02 AM Post #2 |
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Depends where you buy your iron and feathers and what the prevaling exchange rate is. |
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| Homer | Nov 15 2010, 04:05 AM Post #3 |
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The feathers, because of all the chickens attached to them. |
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| findus | Nov 15 2010, 05:08 AM Post #4 |
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Neither weighs itself. Ever. |
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| YazooArab | Nov 15 2010, 06:16 PM Post #5 |
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Is that any old iron? |
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| whatsthatonyourback | Nov 15 2010, 06:25 PM Post #6 |
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Waldo Jeffers
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It's a difficult choice. I almost couldn't decide, but I'm going to go for feathers as there are more of them than iron. |
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| Naebody | Nov 15 2010, 07:01 PM Post #7 |
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Can someone add an Ezra Pound joke here? I can't be bothered. |
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| Clarkie | Nov 16 2010, 09:32 PM Post #8 |
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Mac an t-stronaich
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Surely both weigh one llb waits for the Qi klaxon |
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| whatsthatonyourback | Nov 17 2010, 10:10 AM Post #9 |
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Waldo Jeffers
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But is £1 of feathers heavier than £1 of iron? If both cost £1 per pound (lb) we are still in quite a pickle. If a pound of feathers and a pound of iron were dropped from a helicopter simultaneously, which would hit the ground first? |
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| findus | Nov 17 2010, 10:30 AM Post #10 |
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Jerry Kerr
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Is the helicopter flying over a cliff at the time? If it happens to be a sea cliff, then one of them might not ever hit the ground. Which is more aerodynamically packaged? Is the helicopter 100% horizontal at the time? Are both dropped from the same height on the helicopter? |
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| Cobardon | Nov 17 2010, 10:34 AM Post #11 |
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I'm sure all of us REM fans know well that the feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air. Though I appreciate answering questions through the wisdom of Stipe might be a dangerous road to travel down. |
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| Naebody | Nov 17 2010, 10:54 AM Post #12 |
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The iron ore Hebei/Tangshan spot price is currently 1370 yuan per metric tonne, which is approximately £130. Therefore, £1 will buy you 7.7 kilos of iron ore, or a bit less than 16 pounds. Feather pricing varies hugely, but a completely random benchmark ("exotic feathers for crafts" from Rainbow Creations) suggests 100 feathers cost £2.50 and weigh 7 grammes. I make that £1 buys you just 2.8 grams of feathers, or 0.006 pounds. So, in summary, when offered a choice between death or Mau Mau you're best to choose the former. |
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| whatsthatonyourback | Nov 17 2010, 11:00 AM Post #13 |
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You've failed to notice that the helicopter is hovering inside a very large truck, travelling along the M6. |
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| findus | Nov 17 2010, 03:56 PM Post #14 |
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Yes yes yes!! What was that one about again? Was it you who I was arguing against? Good times
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