# lead or water

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-or-water/74019>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 27, 2001, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-or-water/74019 "2001-07-27T22:44:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![debw712](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@debw712](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/debw712)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-or-water/74019/1 "2001-07-27T22:44:55Z")

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What is heavier- lead or water?

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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-or-water/74019/2 "2001-07-27T23:45:21Z")

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how much of each? Lead is much denser then water (at stp conditions) and would be heavier for a equal volum. Is this a trick question?

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**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-or-water/74019/3 "2001-07-28T00:09:48Z")

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Also, weight is not a property of matter. The answer of which one is heavier depends on where each one is being weighed.