Correction for the weight of a Blue Whale

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How heavy is 230.470 firkins?

It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Blue Whale

The weight of a Blue Whale is about 2,560 firkins.

(Balaenoptera musculus)

Blue whales weigh between 2,560 firkins. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.00002450 firkins each.

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The Measure of Things. (2023). Correction for the weight of a Blue Whale. Retrieved November 28, 2023 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=weight&unit=fk&amt=230.47&i=19

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"Correction for the weight of a Blue Whale." The Measure of Things. 2023. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=weight&unit=fk&amt=230.47&i=19.

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