mepel, aussie, AOB & anyone else asking: this was in the riddle thread:
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oomis thats easy
since gold is considered a liquid commodity, it is measured using the standard of the International Magnitude and Criteria Commission, located in Washington, DC
feathers are considered an item of indirect commerce and thus would be measured according to the British Measuration Standards, which is slightly smaller in mass than the IMSC standard.
therefore a pound of feathers would weigh less than a pound of gold
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