1930s Airliner Over London

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Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how
to
convert "stone" to "pounds"

There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone.


or "kilograms,"

Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-)

Ian

Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds.



Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers.

A pound of feathers.

A pound of gold is a troy pound, or 373.24 grams. A pound of
feathers is an avoirdupois pound, or 453.59 grams.


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Very good.

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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:13:48 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how
to
convert "stone" to "pounds"

There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone.


or "kilograms,"

Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-)

Ian

Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds.



Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers.

A pound of feathers.

A pound of gold is a troy pound, or 373.24 grams. A pound of
feathers is an avoirdupois pound, or 453.59 grams.


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* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

12 Troy oz to the Troy pound.

dog8dinner wrote:
Check this out. Sit back and enjoy the sights of London from a totally
unique perspective. Travel on a flight in this authentic 1930's Dragon
Rapide luxury airliner. All seats enable one of the best views over
London.
http://tinyurl.com/2qkohf


Interesting. I can just remember flying in one of these things as a
small boy.

T.

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:02:46 GMT, Craig Welch
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Hatunen wrote:

Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how to
convert "stone" to "pounds"
There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone.


or "kilograms,"
Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-)

Ian
Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds.

Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers.

A pound of feathers.

A pound of gold is a troy pound, or 373.24 grams. A pound of
feathers is an avoirdupois pound, or 453.59 grams.

And here was me thinking the answer would be 'a pound sterling'.

I should think a pound sterling would be a troy pound.

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* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:31:29 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:13:48 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers.

A pound of feathers.

A pound of gold is a troy pound, or 373.24 grams. A pound of
feathers is an avoirdupois pound, or 453.59 grams.

12 Troy oz to the Troy pound.

I don't recall ounces coming up.

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* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Hatunen wrote:

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:13:48 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how to
convert "stone" to "pounds"

There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone.



or "kilograms,"

Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-)

Ian

Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds.


Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers.


A pound of feathers.

A pound of gold is a troy pound, or 373.24 grams. A pound of
feathers is an avoirdupois pound, or 453.59 grams.



But an ounce of feathers weighs less than an ounce of gold.

Frank F. Matthews:

But an ounce of feathers weighs less than an ounce of gold.

Then how do you know that both are an ounce?

--
Erick

"You spend your whole life believing that you're on the right track, only
to discover that you're on the wrong train."

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"dog8dinner" wrote in message
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Check this out. Sit back and enjoy the sights of London from a totally
unique perspective. Travel on a flight in this authentic 1930's Dragon
Rapide luxury airliner. All seats enable one of the best views over
London.
http://tinyurl.com/2qkohf


Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how to
convert "stone" to "pounds" or "kilograms," either of which I can work with
:-)

http://www.google.ca/search?q=20+stones+in+pounds
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Erick T. Barkhuis wrote:

Frank F. Matthews:


But an ounce of feathers weighs less than an ounce of gold.


Then how do you know that both are an ounce?


You use the appropriate scales.

Hatunen wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:13:48 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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"Mike Hunt" postmaster@localhost wrote in message
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Alan S wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:50:32 -0000, "Ian F."
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"Jeff Hacker" wrote in message
digy.net...



Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how to
convert "stone" to "pounds"

There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone.



or "kilograms,"

Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-)

Ian

Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds.


Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers.


A pound of feathers.

A pound of gold is a troy pound, or 373.24 grams. A pound of
feathers is an avoirdupois pound, or 453.59 grams.



Yes, a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold, but an ounce
of gold weighs more than an ounce of feathers.