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How heavy is 15 grams?

It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 135 grams.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 135 g. 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 Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 145.291306015620 grams.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 141.747615625 g and 148.83499640625 g. 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-tenth as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 163.00975796875 grams.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 155.9223771875 g and 170.09713875 g. 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 one-tenth as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 163.00975796875 grams.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 155.9223771875 g and 170.09713875 g. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about eleven times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 1.40 grams.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 1.4 g. The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 200 grams.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 200 g. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 30,000 grams of food in their borrows.
It's about fourteen times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 1.10 grams.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 1.10 grams. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 3,200,000 grams of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about nineteen times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.790 grams.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.79 g. Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 310 grams.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 310 g. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 350 grams.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 350 g. 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 one-twenty-fifth as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 411.0680853125 grams.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 396.89332375 g and 425.242846875 g. 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 one-thirtieth as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 430 grams.
(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 410 g and 450 g. 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 one-fortieth as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 623.689508750 grams.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 623.68950875 g. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-sixty-fifth as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 1,000.028 grams.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 1,000.028 grams rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about 13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about 80 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.20 grams.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.20 grams. 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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