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Today’s trivia nerd article: the pennyweight

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September 04, 2023, 10:44 AM
Aglifter
Today’s trivia nerd article: the pennyweight
Because I’m easily distracted:
https://sdbullion.com/blog/how...yweights-in-an-ounce
September 04, 2023, 12:19 PM
architect
Some funny math going on in that article.
September 05, 2023, 09:02 AM
clang
Yep - the author is an idiot. He starts by stating gold is the most precious metal and finishes by stating 0.05 pennyweight is equal to 1 ounce of gold. The rest of the article is filled with garbage. Totally clueless.

There are 20 penneyweight in 1 TROY ounce and plenty of metal more valuable than gold.
September 05, 2023, 09:34 AM
radioman
I thought this thread was going to be about taping a penny as a weight on the arm of a turn-table to keep the record from skipping.


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September 05, 2023, 11:12 AM
slosig
Well, at least it did get into What’s a henweigh?
September 05, 2023, 11:24 AM
mark123
“Begs the question” doesn’t mean “brings up the question”.
September 05, 2023, 03:51 PM
kz1000
What about "metric shit ton", or "assload"?


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