Correction for the weight of a Light Bulb

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How heavy is 69 grams?

It's about two times as heavy as a Light Bulb

The weight of a Light Bulb is about 34 grams.

(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)

A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 34 grams. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.

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