"Ann Basart" basart@uclink.berkeley.edu wrote:

Jacqui wrote

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The answer to my trick question (if anybody wishes to 'borrow' it for

quizzes etc) is that a pound of feathers is heavier than a pound of gold (and other precious metals and jewels) because one uses 'ordinary' avoirdupois pounds (of sixteen ounces) and the other uses troy pounds of twelve, lighter, ounces.

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Would this bit of information amuse Orac?

Yes, but he would mutter something about illogical humans. --Ann

Any other 'illogicalities for Orac' (or for quiz games)?

Jacqui