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ChrisHB
ChrisHB
10:24am, 20 May 2013
8820 posts
I posted this on another thread, but I think it belongs here:

The volunteers collected 171 pounds of rubbish. That's the equivalent of 85 bags of sugar.

No.

171 lbs is < 78 kg. A bag of sugar is 1 kg, or if you're a small household, 500g.

Perhaps to make it "clearer", they could have said it's enough sugar to rot the teeth of a seized-from-thin-air number of toddlers. Or that if the sugar were spread thinly, it would cover the area of a number of Wembleys.

Or to make it even clearer, they could have said "sugar or flour or apples or in fact anything that's sold in 1 kg packs".
GregP
GregP
10:27am, 20 May 2013
67364 posts
I just googled "how much does a bag of sugar weigh?" and was surprised to learn the answer to be 5 pounds.
GregP
GregP
10:30am, 20 May 2013
67366 posts
Resolved Question
How much does a bag of sugar weigh?

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
Depends on the size of the bag. Generally it comes in 5 pound bags.
Argie
Argie
12:02pm, 20 May 2013
9908 posts
People vote on answers to pointless questions. Democracy in Action.
GregP
GregP
12:21pm, 20 May 2013
67371 posts
I have a very jaded view of democracy.

You going track tomorrow night Arge or do you want to do something sensible with bicycles or wetsuits?
Carlos Fandango Jnr
Carlos Fandango Jnr
3:14pm, 20 May 2013
163 posts
I vote that he goes to the track.
GregP
GregP
3:16pm, 20 May 2013
67405 posts
Point proven.
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bigleggy
3:31pm, 20 May 2013
4502 posts
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CStar
CStar
12:40pm, 21 May 2013
1688 posts
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