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How heavy is 857.3 hundredweight?

It's about 5,500,000 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.00016 hundredweight.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.00016 hundredweight. The pupil of the eye varies depending on the amount of light it is exposed to, but typically measures about 4 mm across.
It's about 3,000,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.00026 hundredweight.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.00026 hundredweight. Batteries are named by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 and AAA batteries were given their name because they were smaller than the "AA" and "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about 2,500,000 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.00033 hundredweight.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.00033 hundredweight. Data is stored on CDs by encoding into the track a series of tiny pits — each between 3.5 and 850 µm (0.00014 and 0.033 in) in length.
It's about 2,000,000 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.00046 hundredweight.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.00046 hundredweight. 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 1,500,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.00053 hundredweight.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.00053 hundredweight. 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 1,000,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.00075 hundredweight.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.00075 hundredweight. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about 850,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.001013 hundredweight.
(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 0.001013 hundredweight. 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 650,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00127 hundredweight.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00127 hundredweight. 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 600,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0014 hundredweight.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0014 hundredweight. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 400,000 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0021 hundredweight.
(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 0.0021 hundredweight. 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 5 hundredweight.
It's about 300,000 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.00298 hundredweight.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.00298 hundredweight. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about 250,000 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.003203125 hundredweight.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.003125 hundredweight and 0.00328125 hundredweight. 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 250,000 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.00359375 hundredweight.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.0034375 hundredweight and 0.00375 hundredweight. 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 250,000 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.00359375 hundredweight.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.0034375 hundredweight and 0.00375 hundredweight. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 200,000 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.004 hundredweight.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.004 hundredweight. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 0.60 hundredweight of food in their borrows.
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