Does size matter
Sometimes I think funny and I am the only one that laughs … except when I use a megaphone. Sometimes I have heavy thoughts. Regrettably, they coalesce with my funny thoughts and are neither serious nor funny. They are senseless
So, my senseless thought for today: What weighs more a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers? They weigh the same; but that is not my senseless thought. What weighs more a quarter or a rufous hummingbird? The answer is a quarter.
1. A quarter weighs 5.6 grams
2. A Dime weighs 2.67 grams
3. A nickel weighs 5 grams
4. A copper penny weighs 3.11 grams
5. Rufous Hummingbird weighs 3.4 gram
6. 15 Yellow jacket weigh a gram
I was initially selected for a jury trial; the crime was possession of 3,000 milligrams of cocaine. The DA asked if we had any questions, and "I asked why 3,000 milligrams and not 3 grams. Is it because 3,000 milligrams sounds a whole lot worse than 3 grams?" The DA stared at me and I continued, “that is about half the weight of a quarter.” That is when I was unselected from jury duty. I wish I had known a penny weighed 3 grams back then because that would have made the charge sound even more ridiculous. I am also glad I didn't say. " that’s the same weight as 45 yellow jackets," because the kid might have gotten 20 years.
Does size matter
Sometimes I think funny and I am the only one that laughs … except when I use a megaphone. Sometimes I have heavy thoughts. Regrettably, they coalesce with my funny thoughts and are neither serious nor funny. They are senseless
So, my senseless thought for today: What weighs more a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers? They weigh the same; but that is not my senseless thought. What weighs more a quarter or a rufous hummingbird? The answer is a quarter.
1. A quarter weighs 5.6 grams
2. A Dime weighs 2.67 grams
3. A nickel weighs 5 grams
4. A copper penny weighs 3.11 grams
5. Rufous Hummingbird weighs 3.4 gram
6. 15 Yellow jacket weigh a gram
I was initially selected for a jury trial; the crime was possession of 3,000 milligrams of cocaine. The DA asked if we had any questions, and "I asked why 3,000 milligrams and not 3 grams. Is it because 3,000 milligrams sounds a whole lot worse than 3 grams?" The DA stared at me and I continued, “that is about half the weight of a quarter.” That is when I was unselected from jury duty. I wish I had known a penny weighed 3 grams back then because that would have made the charge sound even more ridiculous. I am also glad I didn't say. " that’s the same weight as 45 yellow jackets," because the kid might have gotten 20 years.