muscle weighs more than fat?

bethvandenberg
bethvandenberg Posts: 1,496 Member
Ok does a lb of feathers weigh more than a pound of fat?

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  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Ok does a lb of feathers weigh more than a pound of fat?

    Is it on a duck? Is the duck fat? So many things to consider. :laugh:
  • SeaRunner26
    SeaRunner26 Posts: 5,143 Member
    What that phrase actually means is muscle is DENSER than fat. So if you have a fixed volume, say a gallon, the gallon of muscle will weight more than the gallon of fat.

    On a side note, having a gallon of either is gross!
  • dirtnap63
    dirtnap63 Posts: 1,387 Member
    Ok does a lb of feathers weigh more than a pound of fat?

    Is it on a duck? Is the duck fat? So many things to consider. :laugh:



    mmmmm, duck fat.
  • Doesn't matter. A pound of water weight weighs more than both...
  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
    African or European Duck fat?

    Everyone knows a pound of A = a pound of B. Internet Grammar Police make the common misstatement a hilarious dead horse to beat!
  • dirtnap63
    dirtnap63 Posts: 1,387 Member
    "It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut"
  • SeaRunner26
    SeaRunner26 Posts: 5,143 Member
    African or European Duck fat?

    Everyone knows a pound of A = a pound of B. Internet Grammar Police make the common misstatement a hilarious dead horse to beat!

    That was a bit harsh. I was just trying to be helpful. (Shuffles away with head hung low and a tears forming.)
  • amyfliesalot
    amyfliesalot Posts: 51 Member
    Y'all make me laugh!
  • Lucassvg
    Lucassvg Posts: 190 Member
    African or European Duck fat?

    Everyone knows a pound of A = a pound of B. Internet Grammar Police make the common misstatement a hilarious dead horse to beat!

    That was a bit harsh. I was just trying to be helpful. (Shuffles away with head hung low and a tears forming.)

    You are helpful, don't shuffle away with your head hung low and your tears forming. Some people just don't understand your explanation and get defensive in their reply.
  • Tiggerrick
    Tiggerrick Posts: 1,078 Member
    If I had to get beaten with a pound of feathers in a pillow case, or a pound of lead in a pillow case, I think I'll stick to the feathers thank you.
  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
    its all water weight and muscle...dont kill my vibe yo *eats oreos*
  • Valera0466
    Valera0466 Posts: 319 Member
    OMG what have you started?
  • A pound is a unit of measurement, no matter what you are weighing (water, fat, muscle, or fudge), a pound is a pound. The mass of the items being weighed is different. When we build muscle, our "mass" or outward appearance appears smaller and more toned, even though we might have gained a little or stayed the same. The scale is a tool, but the true measure of success is feeling healthier, feeling your cloths fit better and an improvement in your overall mental and physical well being. Don't focus so much on the numbers, instead rely on how you feel. :happy:
  • bethvandenberg
    bethvandenberg Posts: 1,496 Member
    I know a lb is a lb is a lb. It was my way of having some fun. Lighten up :)
  • Packerfan23
    Packerfan23 Posts: 225 Member
    You are too too funny Beth! :-) When I saw the post I thought...oh my what is my friend doing now???!!! :tongue: Have a great day!!
  • wareagle8706
    wareagle8706 Posts: 1,090 Member
    "It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut"

    FTW!!!
  • hoosierlad
    hoosierlad Posts: 69 Member
    are the feathers still on the chicken?
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    are the feathers still on the chicken?

    Depends on who choked the chicken.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    it all depends on whether I have to hold it while submerged in water...

    I officially sink like a rock.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    "It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut"

    In order to maintain airspeed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, am I right?
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    My muscle weighs more than my fat. (I think. I'm not actually sure how much my organs and bones etc weigh).
    Science is SO hard.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Imagine in your minds eye a lb of meat

    Now imagine a lb of butter

    Which seemed heavier?
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    A pound is a unit of measurement, no matter what you are weighing (water, fat, muscle, or fudge), a pound is a pound. The mass of the items being weighed is different. When we build muscle, our "mass" or outward appearance appears smaller and more toned, even though we might have gained a little or stayed the same. The scale is a tool, but the true measure of success is feeling healthier, feeling your cloths fit better and an improvement in your overall mental and physical well being. Don't focus so much on the numbers, instead rely on how you feel. :happy:
    A pound is also a unit of currency. So one pound of muscle is not the same as one pound Sterling.
  • arcticfox04
    arcticfox04 Posts: 1,011 Member
    Muscle is more dense then fat.

    1lb = 1lb
  • bigphatcat
    bigphatcat Posts: 7,843 Member
    Ponder this then...If you have 1201 calories in a day you might gain weight if you have that extra calorie for 3500 days in a row. However if you have 1199 calories you will STARVE AND DIE....The upside of this is that you will die with a thigh gap!
  • jeremyw1977
    jeremyw1977 Posts: 505 Member
    Doesn't matter. A pound of water weight weighs more than both...

    I almost got a migraine from forcing my brain to read and process this.
  • You're very intelligent for noticing that. Some people on here are just ridiculous. But what you wrote makes complete sense.
    What that phrase actually means is muscle is DENSER than fat. So if you have a fixed volume, say a gallon, the gallon of muscle will weight more than the gallon of fat.

    On a side note, having a gallon of either is gross!
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    I don't have muscle or fat, I'm made up of 150 pounds of bacon.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member


    On a side note, having a gallon of either is gross!

    I now have a mental image of someone desperately trying to squish meat into a milk jug. I wonder what the calories burned would be? And, if you ate those calories back, would you still lose weight?
  • funforsports
    funforsports Posts: 2,656 Member
    If you base it off of volume then it would.