How heavy is 60 pennyweights?
It's about as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 60 pennyweights.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 60 pennyweights. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 150,000 pennyweights.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 42 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 42 pennyweights. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about seven-tenths as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 86.80 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 86.80 pennyweights. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about two-thirds as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 93.4244791666670 pennyweights.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 91.1458333333330 pennyweights and 95.7031250 pennyweights. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about one-and-three-fifths times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 37.10 pennyweights.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 37.10 pennyweights. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about three-fifths as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 104.817708333330 pennyweights.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 100.260416666670 pennyweights and 109.3750 pennyweights. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about three-fifths as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 104.817708333330 pennyweights.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 100.260416666670 pennyweights and 109.3750 pennyweights. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about half as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 100 pennyweights.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 100 pennyweights. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 20,000 pennyweights of food in their borrows.
It's about two times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 29.530 pennyweights.
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 29.530 pennyweights. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 22 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 22 pennyweights. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about three-tenths as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 200 pennyweights.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 200 pennyweights. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 230 pennyweights.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 230 pennyweights. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about four times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 15 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 15 pennyweights. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about four-and-a-half times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 14 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 14 pennyweights. While most mice typically live two to three years, the Methuselah Mouse Prize — an award administered by a non-profit organization which advances aging-related research — was once awarded to a team of scientists whose research resulted in a mouse living just under five years.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 264.32291666670 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 255.20833333330 pennyweights and 273.43750 pennyweights. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.