Which is heavier a pound of rocks or a pound of feathers?

A pound of rocks on earth (not in a vacuum) is slightly heavier than a pound of feathers; this is because ‘rocks’ obviously have a higher density than ‘feathers’, assuming the feathers are loosely held and not tightly packed. Neither is heavier ’cause they all have the same weight.

What’s heavier a pound of feathers?

“Which weighs more–a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?” The seemingly naive answer to the familiar riddle is the pound of lead. The correct answer, of course, is that they weigh the same amount. We investigated whether the naive answer to the riddle might have a basis in perception.

Does a bowling ball fall faster than a marble?

For example, if you ask someone what would fall faster, a bowling ball or a marble, I bet a lot of folks would say the heavier bowling ball falls faster. But in fact, if dropped from a meter or so off the ground, they’d fall at the same rate. Gravity accelerates them at the same rate, so they fall at the same rate.

Which weighs heavier 10kg feather or 10kg rock?

So they weigh the same. So neither is heavier than the other. The bags, however, may be different. A bag that will hold 10kg of feathers may not hold 10kg of stone, although it depends on the feathers and the stone.

Which weighs less a pound of feathers?

“Which weighs more–a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?” The seemingly naive answer to the familiar riddle is the pound of lead. The correct answer, of course, is that they weigh the same amount.

Which weighs pounds of bricks or 2 pounds of feathers explain?

It’s a tie. both have same weight, 2 lbs. The pun in this joke uses two meanings of the word “weigh”.

How are feathers heavier than bricks?

It all has to do with buoyancy. The ton of feathers has much more volume than the ton of bricks, which is much more compact. The volume of air displaced by the material being weighed will subtract from the scale indication of any scale used to make this measurement.

Which falls faster a rock or a feather?

Galileo discovered that objects that are more dense, or have more mass, fall at a faster rate than less dense objects, due to this air resistance. A feather and brick dropped together. Air resistance causes the feather to fall more slowly.

How much do feathers and bricks weigh?

As you mentioned that the feathers and bricks weigh 1 pound each. So their weight should be equal. But the quantity of feather would be much more where you can accommodate one or two bricks for 1 pound. Take two objects A and B both weigh the same 1 pound. Now which one is heavier? Both are equal in weight, right?

What is the weight of a feather in grams?

E.g: Weight of a feather would be 0.0082 grams whereas the weight of a brick would be 450 grams. But according to question, both of the objects weigh the same. As you mentioned that the feathers and bricks weigh 1 pound each. So their weight should be equal.

Why can you lift the box of feathers easily than bricks?

This tricks your brain into thinking that the box containing bricks is lighter than the huge box containing feathers! Thus, you apply much greater force to lift the box of feathers compared to bricks. Due to the larger force you can lift the box of feathers easily which makes you think that it is lighter.

How much does a feather weigh on the Moon?

Answer: If both a weighted at the same atmosphere and gravitational pull they weigh the same; weigh a pound of feathers on the moon and then bring it to earth and compare it to a pound of bricks and you will that you are actually comparing close to 6 lbs of feathers instead of the 1 lb that you started out with.