Gene Nygaard wrote:
"Look in the textbooks you used, and see if the authors have any
footnotes citing the authority for whatever definition they use.

My Random House American College Dictionary (circa 1950) says:
"kilogram, n. Metric System. a unit of mass and weight, equal to 1000
grams and equivalent to
2.2046 pounds avoirdupois.

For pounds, the same dictionary says:
"Pound. 1. a unit of weight and of mass, varying in different periods
and countries.

Pounds and kilograms are different units for the same things, force and
weight.

Rants in this thread are inane. The world gets by just fine using 2.2046
pounds equal 1 kilogram.

The question, "Which is heavier - a pound of gold or a pound of
feathers?"

A pound of feathers is heavier than a pound of gold because gold is
measured in troy pounds while feathers are measured in avoirdupois
pounds. Troy pounds have 12 ounces; avoirdupois pounds have 16 ounces. A
troy pound contains 372 grams in the Metric System: an avoirdupois pound
contins 454 grams. Each troy ounce is heavier than an avoirdupois ounce,
says "The Handy Science Answer Book".

Baloney is sliced thinly above, but it`s still baloney.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI