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Correction for the weight of a sheet of Paper

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How heavy is 1,652 kilograms?
It's about 350,000 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).
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