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How heavy is 50 kilograms?

It's about 1,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.04593 kilograms.
(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 0.04593 kilograms. 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 71,000 kilograms.
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 71,000 kilograms. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 19,737 kg.
It's about 1,500 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.034 kilograms.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.034 kilograms. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 105,000 kilograms.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 73,000 and 136,000 kg. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.001 kilograms each.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.024 kilograms.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.024 kilograms. 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 2,500 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.021 kilograms.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.021 kilograms. 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-three-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 140,000 kilograms.
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 140,000 kg. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about one-three-thousandth as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 156,000 kilograms.
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 156,000 kg, based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 458 kg.
It's about 3,500 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.015 kilograms.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.015 kilograms. 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 4,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.012 kilograms.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.012 kilograms. 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 7,000 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.0071 kilograms.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.0071 kilograms. 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 9,000 times as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 0.00567 kilograms.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. America the Beautiful quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The America the Beautiful series quarters, which began to enter circulation in 2017, weigh 0.00567 kilograms each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 0.005 kilograms.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
The weight of a ream (500 sheets) of 9.10 kilograms, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 2 kg, each sheet weighing 0.005 kilograms. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 0.0041 kilograms.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 0.0041 kilograms. The use of dice and dice-like tools predates written history, with the oldest known examples belonging to a 5,000-year old backgammon set uncovered during an archaeological dig in modern-day Iran.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 635,000 kilograms.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 635,000 kilograms. The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
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