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From: mab@mtx5c.UUCP (Michael Brochstein)
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Subject: Re: Idiot Test
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 14:09:16 EST
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> In response to the Idiot Test answers, I submit these corrections (sorry
> if these are repeats):
> 
> Who is buried in Grant's tomb?
> 
>   First of all, one is entombed in a tomb and buried in the ground.  Also,
>   both Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses S Grant are entombed in said tomb.
> 
> Which is heavier: an ounce of gold or an ounce of lead?
> 
>   Because two different systems of measure are used, these are not the same.
>   Gold (and other precious metals) are measured with the troy ounce which is
>   lighter than the other (begins with an 'a') system of weights.
> 
> Too add to the questions, I submit the following:
> 
> How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
> 
> What is a nickel primarily composed of?
> 
> Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
> 
> 
>      Please don't consider the obvious.
> 
>               Scott Kajihara


	I hope Mr. Kajihara is not majoring in mining at the University of
Denver.  A Troy ounce weighs 31.103g while a avoirdupois ounce weighs 28.349g.
A Troy pound consists of 12 ounces and a Avoirdupois pound consists of 16 
ounces.  Taking all of this weighty information into account leads me
to believe that a Troy ounce is heavier than a Avoirdupois ounce and not
the other way around as Mr. Kajihara states.  

	The preceding weighty information was compiled by Hal J. Painkin
who is the local expert on trivia.

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