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How heavy is 5.523 shekels ( שקלים)?

It's about one-tenth 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 one-tenth 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 eight 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.
It's about one-tenth 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-tenth 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 nine times 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 eleven times 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 one-fifteenth 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 eighteen times 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-twentieth as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 120.24380 shekels ( שקלים).
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 120.24380 shekels ( שקלים) rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about 13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about thirty times 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 one-thirtieth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 162 shekels ( שקלים).
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 162 shekels ( שקלים). In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about thirty times 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 40 times 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-fiftieth as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 271 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 271 shekels ( שקלים). Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
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