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How heavy is 905 pennyweights?

It's about 65 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 95 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 9.60 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 9.60 pennyweights. Data is stored on CDs by encoding into the track a series of tiny pits — each between 3.5 and 850 µm (0.00014 and 0.033 in) in length.
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 96,000 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 96,000 pennyweights. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 4,100 pennyweights of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 106,000 pennyweights.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 106,000 pennyweights. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.

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It's about 100 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 7.70 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 7.70 pennyweights. Batteries are named by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 and AAA batteries were given their name because they were smaller than the "AA" and "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 130,000 pennyweights.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 130,000 pennyweights. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 150,000 pennyweights.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 150,000 pennyweights. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 3,800,000,000 pennyweights of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 160,000 pennyweights.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 160,000 pennyweights. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about 200 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 4.60 pennyweights.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 4.60 pennyweights. The pupil of the eye varies depending on the amount of light it is exposed to, but typically measures about 4 mm across.
It's about 250 times as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 3.6460 pennyweights.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. America the Beautiful quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The America the Beautiful series quarters, which began to enter circulation in 2017, weigh 3.6460 pennyweights each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about 300 times as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 3.20 pennyweights.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
The weight of a ream (500 sheets) of 5,800 pennyweights, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 1,300 pennyweights, each sheet weighing 3.20 pennyweights. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about one-three-hundredth as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 270,000 pennyweights.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 270,000 pennyweights. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 35,000 pennyweights.
It's about one-three-hundredth as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 290,000 pennyweights.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 290,000 pennyweights. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about 350 times as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 2.60 pennyweights.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 2.60 pennyweights. The use of dice and dice-like tools predates written history, with the oldest known examples belonging to a 5,000-year old backgammon set uncovered during an archaeological dig in modern-day Iran.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 332,000 pennyweights.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 332,000 pennyweights. Polar bears are so heavily insulated by their 9.9 cm (3.9 in) layer of blubber that they are often difficult to detect using infrared photography sensors.
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