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10/04/2022

Weighing up lead and feathers .. Archimedes' principle of Buoyancy Free body diagram What about on the moon ?! Feathers and Lead Forces affecting the body force of buoyancy Which is heavier on a scale ? a pound of lead or a pound of feathers ? ???? body's weight normal force

10/02/2022

The age-old riddle is simple: which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead? Your instnict may be to go with the lead.................

Feathers, Lead, and Gold May 5, 2016 Dan Lewis Uncategorized 0 The age-old riddle is simple: which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead? Your instnict may be to go with the lead — in equal amounts, lead, after all, is heavier than feathers. But this is a trick question. A pound is a...

10/01/2022

A classic gotcha riddle may be more complicated than it seems.

The obvious answer to the old “feathers or lead?” riddle is that they weigh the same, but clever research on the subject offers a more complicated...

07/20/2022

“Our mistakes are not our lost efforts. They are signposts on the road to success” (Anonymous)

07/20/2022

I think the most pitiful person is the person who can't get anything other than pay for his work. Edna Kerr