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Is 20 shekels ( שקלים) as heavy as a Baseball?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 17.4698965149040 shekels ( שקלים).
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 17.043801477955 shekels ( שקלים) and 17.8959915518530 shekels ( שקלים). 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).
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