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> In the U.S., an ounce of flour weighs less than an ounce of gold. Wait, what? I mean: WHAT?! There's a children's riddle here: "what weighs more: a pound o
by Beldin 3y ago
> In the U.S., an ounce of flour weighs less than an ounce of gold.
Wait, what?
I mean: WHAT?!
There's a children's riddle here: "what weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of lead."
I hesitate to ask what the US answer to this would be.
- coffeeling 3y agoTwo different units, both called an ounce.
- maxnoe 3y agoIt's the avoirdupois ounce (exactly 28.349523125 g) for everything but precious metals, where the Troy ounce is used (exactly 31.1034768 g).