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How heavy is 0.12 shekels ( שקלים)?

It's about nine-tenths as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.130 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.140 shekels ( שקלים). President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 380,000 shekels ( שקלים) of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about one-and-three-tenths times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.095 shekels ( שקלים).
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.095 shekels ( שקלים). Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about seven-tenths as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.170 shekels ( שקלים).
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.170 shekels ( שקלים). The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
It's about half as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.220 shekels ( שקלים).
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.220 shekels ( שקלים). Although this size is the most common home playing card, many casinos use "bridge size" cards — 2,640 sq. mm (4.036 sq. in) smaller in area.
It's about two-fifths as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 0.30 shekels ( שקלים).
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 0.30 shekels ( שקלים). According to a 2010 report by the United States Mint, the cost of manufacturing and distributing a penny is $0.0179 — more than its face-value.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 0.490 shekels ( שקלים).
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 0.490 shekels ( שקלים). 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 five times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.02 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.02 shekels ( שקלים). The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 0.60 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 1,100 shekels ( שקלים), 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 240 shekels ( שקלים), each sheet weighing 0.60 shekels ( שקלים). Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 0.68180 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 0.68180 shekels ( שקלים) each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.850 shekels ( שקלים).
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.850 shekels ( שקלים). 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 one-tenth as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 1.40 shekels ( שקלים).
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 1.40 shekels ( שקלים). 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-fifteenth as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 1.80 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 1.80 shekels ( שקלים). 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-twentieth as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 2.50 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 2.50 shekels ( שקלים). 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-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 2.90 shekels ( שקלים).
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 2.90 shekels ( שקלים). 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 one-thirty-fifth 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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