How Many Pints Are in a Pound? Unpacking This Common Conversion Myth
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Over a third of Americans still mistakenly believe that a pint of any substance weighs exactly one pound. This confusion stems from an old adage, "a pint's a pound, the world around," which is only approximately true for water under specific conditions within the U.S. customary system. The truth about how many pints are in a pound hinges on a fundamental understanding of volume versus weight and the object's density.
