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How heavy is 17.895991551853 shekels ( שקלים)?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 17.4698965149040 shekels ( שקלים).
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 17.043801477955 shekels ( שקלים) and 17.8959915518530 shekels ( שקלים). 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 nine-tenths as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 19.6003716996490 shekels ( שקלים).
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 18.7481816257510 shekels ( שקלים) and 20.4525617735460 shekels ( שקלים). 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 nine-tenths as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 19.6003716996490 shekels ( שקלים).
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 18.7481816257510 shekels ( שקלים) and 20.4525617735460 shekels ( שקלים). Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 16.20 shekels ( שקלים).
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 16.20 shekels ( שקלים). The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about seven-tenths as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 20 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 20 shekels ( שקלים). Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 3,000 shekels ( שקלים) of food in their borrows.
It's about one-and-three-fifths times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 11 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 11 shekels ( שקלים). 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 27,000 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about half as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 37 shekels ( שקלים).
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 37 shekels ( שקלים). Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 7.80 shekels ( שקלים).
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 7.80 shekels ( שקלים). C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about two-fifths as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 42 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 42 shekels ( שקלים). 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 two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 6.940 shekels ( שקלים).
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 6.940 shekels ( שקלים). 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 one-third as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 49.427024286070 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 47.722644138280 shekels ( שקלים) and 51.131404433870 shekels ( שקלים). Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about one-third as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 52 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. Soccer, a.k.a. Association Football) (FIFA Law 2 specification)
According to FIFA's Law of the Game number 2, a football must weigh between 49 shekels ( שקלים) and 54 shekels ( שקלים). An artifact on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, Scotland is said to be the world's oldest football and is about one-third to one-half the size of a modern football.
It's about three times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 5.5230 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 5.5230 shekels ( שקלים). 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 one-fourth as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 74.9927265030 shekels ( שקלים).
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 74.9927265030 shekels ( שקלים). These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about four-and-a-half times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 4.10 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 4.10 shekels ( שקלים). The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
 
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