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Correction for the weight of a Raindrop

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How heavy is 1,770,000,000 pounds?
It's about 4,000,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.0004 pounds.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.0004 pounds. The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
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