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How heavy is 0.127 pounds?

It's about as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.1270 pounds.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.1270 pounds. 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 nine-tenths as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.140 pounds.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.140 pounds. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-and-one-fourth times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.10130 pounds.
(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 0.10130 pounds. 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 three-fifths as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.210 pounds.
(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 0.210 pounds. 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 500 pounds.
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.075 pounds.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.075 pounds. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about two-fifths as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.2980 pounds.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.2980 pounds. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.053 pounds.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.053 pounds. 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 two-fifths as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.32031250 pounds.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.31250 pounds and 0.3281250 pounds. 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 two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.046 pounds.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.046 pounds. 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-third as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.3593750 pounds.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.343750 pounds and 0.3750 pounds. 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-third as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.3593750 pounds.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.343750 pounds and 0.3750 pounds. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about three-tenths as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.40 pounds.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.40 pounds. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 60 pounds of food in their borrows.
It's about four times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.033 pounds.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.033 pounds. 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 five times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.026 pounds.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.026 pounds. 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 one-fifth as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.680 pounds.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.680 pounds. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
 
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