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How heavy is 763.7 pennyweights?

It's about eight times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 93.4244791666670 pennyweights.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 91.1458333333330 pennyweights and 95.7031250 pennyweights. 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 nine times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 86.80 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 86.80 pennyweights. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 6,000 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. "Wiener dog", a.k.a. Teckel, a.k.a. Dackel, a.k.a. "hot dog dog", a.k.a. "sausage dog", a.k.a. "doxie") (FCI standard; standard size)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for dachshunds to weigh about 6,000 pennyweights. Despite of their small size, a 2008 survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania named dachshunds as the most aggressive dog breed.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 8,000 pennyweights.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 8,000 pennyweights. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 160,753.73280 pennyweights.
It's about thirteen times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 60 pennyweights.
(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 60 pennyweights. 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 150,000 pennyweights.
It's about eighteen times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 42 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 42 pennyweights. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about twenty-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 37.10 pennyweights.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 37.10 pennyweights. 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-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 19,000 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 19,000 pennyweights. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 29.530 pennyweights.
(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 29.530 pennyweights. 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 forty times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 22 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 22 pennyweights. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 28,000 pennyweights.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 28,000 pennyweights. The Indian town of Musiri in Tamil Nadu state features the world's only paying toilet, which rewards its users up to 10¢ Indian (10 paisas) per visit and uses the waste for compost and fertilizer.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 32,000 pennyweights.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 32,000 pennyweights. It is the largest octopus species and is known for its considerable intelligence, including the ability to open jars, solve mazes, and mimic other octopuses.
It's about 50 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 15 pennyweights.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 15 pennyweights. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about 55 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 14 pennyweights.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 14 pennyweights. While most mice typically live two to three years, the Methuselah Mouse Prize — an award administered by a non-profit organization which advances aging-related research — was once awarded to a team of scientists whose research resulted in a mouse living just under five years.
It's about one-sixtieth as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 46,810 pennyweights.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 46,810 pennyweights when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
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