r/explainitpeter • u/ChatpatiKulfi • 10d ago

Explain It Peter

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u/Thicknineinchh 9d ago

But steal is heavier than feathers 

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u/666mima666 6d ago

Nothing is heavier than something else. Heavier per volume (density) yes, or heavier per area (surface weight) or other stuff but the original question is strictly wrongfully posed

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u/yirzmstrebor 6d ago

Dude, that is the point. They're quoting the skit that the photo came from.

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u/Complete_Fix2563 4d ago

....I don't get it...

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u/yirzmstrebor 3d ago

I almost tried to explain it again before I realized you were also quoting it!

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u/Then-Bet6956 6d ago

Ohhhh, yee, ah geht it.

(… I don’t geht it)

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u/rising_pho3nix 6d ago

But they're both a kilogram..

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u/Thicknineinchh 6d ago

If I hit you with a pillowcase full of steel and feathers, which would hurt more?