Is 2.990 slugs as heavy as a Gold Bar?
It's about three-and-a-half times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.85250606170 slugs.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.85250606170 slugs. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 17.130441460 slugs.
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