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How heavy is 223.8 carats?

It's about as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 223.80 carats.
(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 223.80 carats. 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 four-fifths as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 281 carats.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 281 carats. 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-and-two-fifths times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 170 carats.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 170 carats. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about seven-tenths as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 320 carats.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 320 carats. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 120 carats.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 120 carats. 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 half as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 460 carats.
(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 460 carats. 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 1,100,000 carats.
It's about two times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 100 carats.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 100 carats. 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-third as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 658 carats.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 658 carats. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about three times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 73 carats.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 73 carats. 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 three-tenths as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 708.05921052747 carats.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 690.789473685330 carats and 725.32894736960 carats. 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 three-tenths as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 794.407894738130 carats.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 759.868421053870 carats and 828.94736842240 carats. 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-tenths as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 794.407894738130 carats.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 759.868421053870 carats and 828.94736842240 carats. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about four times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 58 carats.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 58 carats. 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-fifth as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 1,000 carats.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 1,000 carats. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 100,000 carats of food in their borrows.
It's about six-and-a-half times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 35 carats.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 35 carats. The pupil of the eye varies depending on the amount of light it is exposed to, but typically measures about 4 mm across.
 
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