Question

Is a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers heavier?

Answer 1

A pound of bricks and a pound of feathers have the same weight i.e. 1 Pound. If we go deeper, more accurate or practical, a pound of feather will weigh slightly less than a pound of bricks.

Answer 2

As a matter of fact,it is a pound of feather that has "greater mass" if it has the same weights as a pound brick.

Remember the weight measure is affected by air resistance,which is a buoyant force.buoyant force increases with volume of the body.

I pound of feather has more volume than 1 pound of bricks.

Hence,the buoyant force acting on the feathers is more than that on bricks,decreasing its weight.its mass doesnot depend on this.


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