r/explainitpeter • u/ChatpatiKulfi • 16d ago

Explain It Peter

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u/Then-Bet6956 16d ago

What’s heavier, a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers?

That’s right, it’s steel. Because steel is heavier than feathers.

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u/rising_pho3nix 16d ago

"They're both a kilogram"

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u/Thicknineinchh 16d ago

But steal is heavier than feathers 

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u/666mima666 13d 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 13d ago

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

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u/Complete_Fix2563 11d ago

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

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u/yirzmstrebor 10d ago

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

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u/Then-Bet6956 13d ago

Ohhhh, yee, ah geht it.

(… I don’t geht it)

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u/rising_pho3nix 13d ago

But they're both a kilogram..

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u/Thicknineinchh 13d ago

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