A riddle for you

pwnt riddle.

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Originally Posted by MaximilianMayrhofer

They both weigh a pound
12, unless you're a baker in which case 13

Are you dealing with time? 11am + 2 hours = 1pm

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Ok, so which is heavier, an ounce of lead or an ounce of gold?

They weigh the same. An ounce is a measurement of weight, not volume, when dealing with solids. Similar to the "which weights more, a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?" Neither. A ton is a ton. 2,000 pounds.

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Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker

Ok, so which is heavier, an ounce of lead or an ounce of gold?

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An ounce of gold of course since gold is usually measured in Troy ounces which are heavier than "regular" ounces.

Most people would be more willing to carry a pound of gold all the way home than a pound of lead. Thus it follows that gold is pretty and therefore the winner.

I am in full agreement about the prettiness of gold.

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Originally Posted by space_monkey

I thought about pointing that out in my post but figured i was being too literal...

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well since he didn't put the letters in quotes, the environment will treat them both as the same variant variable with nothing assigned to it, so it will in fact return true and msgbox will be called!

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Originally Posted by MartinLiss

An ounce of gold of course since gold is usually measured in Troy ounces which are heavier than "regular" ounces.

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That's the answer. An ounce is an ounce....except in the case of gold which is measured using a different scale.

I think Troy ounces are also used for Silver and Platinum.

Yeah, I would expect so. Perhaps a few other valuable metals, as well.

I often buy gold in Troy quarts and pints.

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Originally Posted by mendhak

I often buy gold in Troy quarts and pints.

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Cuervo gold?

Aw shucks, I cuervo gold but I cuervo you too! :afrog:

This thread is getting too academic.

* Leaves and shuts door *

Leave it to Foxer to equate alcoholism with academia. He must have went to a Party school.