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How heavy is 30,000 shekels ( שקלים)?

It's about 2,000 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 one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 76,400,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 76,400,000 shekels ( שקלים). The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about 2,500 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 4,000 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 4,500 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-five-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 160,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. Giant Sequoia, a.k.a. Sierran redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia, a.k.a. "Big Tree", Sequoiadendron giganteum)
The weight of wood in a Giant Sequoia is 160,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). General Sherman, a specimen in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, California, is the largest tree in the world by volume, with an estimated weight of about 230,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about 5,500 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 7,500 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.
It's about 10,000 times 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 10,000 times 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 15,000 times 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 20,000 times 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 35,000 times 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-forty-thousandth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 1,210,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 1,210,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about 45,000 times 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.
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