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Not technically. Bricks are really manmade rocks. Rocks are created by nature using heat, time and pressure. Man uses much lower pressures and lower heat levels and much shorter time frames to make a substitute that is uniform in size and easier to work with.

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Are bricks made from rock?

No, bricks are made out of clay which is fired at high temperatures in an oven or kiln. Clay itself was formed when rocks were weathered, releasing fine particles of minerals, usually silica (sand is made of silica and so is glass). When clay is wet these particles are separate but when it dries the particles stick together. Very high temperatures cause a chemical change in the minerals which cause them to harden (the same happens to sand which becomes liquid glass when heated and then hardens)


Why do bricks have pores?

Bricks have pores because they are made from concrete and concrete is a porous material. Bricks could be made of non porous materials but then they would require a different, and more expensive, medium to hold one to another, where concrete is now used in building to hold bricks together.


What weighs more a pound or a pound of bricks?

Both weigh the same amount - one pound. The pound of bricks is made up of many bricks each weighing a fraction of a pound, adding up to one pound in total.


Does 1000 bricks and feathers weigh the same?

No, 1000 bricks weigh significantly more than 1000 feathers because bricks are denser and heavier than feathers. The weight of an object depends on its mass and gravity's force acting on the object, so the weight of an object can vary based on the material it is made of.


What is the total weight of a load of bricks with mass?

The total weight of a load of bricks with mass is the sum of the masses of all the bricks in the load.