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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2414412, member: 68&quot;]Indeed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And a &quot;pound&quot; of feathers has more weight (and mass) than a pound of gold.&nbsp; Put a pound of something light on one side of a balance scale and a pound of something heavy (like gold) on the other and they&#039;ll balance.&nbsp; But evacuate the air and the lighter material will fall like a rock.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is because all of nature operates on all things at all times.&nbsp; When the weights exist in air held in place by earth&#039;s gravitational field bouyancy is imparted by that air.&nbsp; Larger objects have greater bouyancy hence you need a greater amount to make a pound.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We know everything falls at the same acceleration (32 &#039;/sec /sec) but a similar effect is seen when we drop a pound of gold and a pound of feathers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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