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How heavy is 0.02455357142857 stones?

It's about as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.025669642857143 stones.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.024553571428571 stones and 0.026785714285714 stones. 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 as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.025669642857143 stones.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.024553571428571 stones and 0.026785714285714 stones. 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 Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.022879464285714 stones.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.022321428571429 stones and 0.0234375 stones. 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 one-and-one-fifth times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.0213 stones.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.0213 stones. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about four-fifths as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.03 stones.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.03 stones. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 4 stones of food in their borrows.
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.015 stones.
(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 0.015 stones. 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 36 stones.
It's about half as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.049 stones.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.049 stones. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about half as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.055 stones.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.055 stones. 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 Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.01 stones.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.01 stones. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about two-fifths as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 0.06473214285714 stones.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 0.0625 stones and 0.06696428571429 stones. 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 two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00909 stones.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00909 stones. 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 a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 0.068 stones.
(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 0.065 stones and 0.071 stones. 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-and-a-half times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.007233 stones.
(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 0.007233 stones. 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 0.098214285714 stones.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.098214285714 stones. 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 0.0054 stones.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0054 stones. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
 
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