0524 a pound is a pound, isn't it?

I’ve been reading articles about keeping the mind sharp as one ages and quite often I see a tip about learning something new keeps the mind active. So this past weekend, I found out that a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold.

How? Glad you asked.

Feathers are weighed in Avoirdupois weight (AV) and gold is weighed in Troy weight (T). A grain of feathers weighs the same as a grain of gold. An AV pound is 16 ounces and is 7000 grains. A T pound is 12 ounces and is 5760 grains. So a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold.

I can’t wait to use that in a bar bet.