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How heavy is 0.0271958313949 slugs?

It's about as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 0.02816711108759 slugs.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 0.02719583139492 slugs and 0.02913839078027 slugs. 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 nine-tenths as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 0.029 slugs.
(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 0.028 slugs and 0.031 slugs. 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-and-one-tenth times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.024 slugs.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.024 slugs. 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-and-three-tenths times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.021 slugs.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.021 slugs. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about two-thirds as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 0.042736306478 slugs.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.042736306478 slugs. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about two times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.01 slugs.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.01 slugs. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 2 slugs of food in their borrows.
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.011169716465769 slugs.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.010684076619431 slugs and 0.011655356312107 slugs. 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 two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.011169716465769 slugs.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.010684076619431 slugs and 0.011655356312107 slugs. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about two-fifths as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 0.06852368 slugs.
(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 0.06852368 slugs 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 two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.0099556168499244 slugs.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.0097127969267555 slugs and 0.010198436773093 slugs. 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 three times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.00925 slugs.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.00925 slugs. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about three-tenths as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.0925 slugs.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.0925 slugs. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about four times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0064 slugs.
(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 0.0064 slugs. 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 16 slugs.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.1540 slugs.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.1540 slugs. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about six times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0045 slugs.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0045 slugs. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
 
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