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How heavy is 250 grams?

It's about as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 200 grams.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 200 g. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 30,000 grams of food in their borrows.
It's about four-fifths as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 310 grams.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 310 g. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about seven-tenths as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 350 grams.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 350 g. 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-a-half times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 163.00975796875 grams.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 155.9223771875 g and 170.09713875 g. 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-and-a-half times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 163.00975796875 grams.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 155.9223771875 g and 170.09713875 g. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about three-fifths as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 411.0680853125 grams.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 396.89332375 g and 425.242846875 g. 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 one-and-seven-tenths times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 145.291306015620 grams.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 141.747615625 g and 148.83499640625 g. 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-fifths as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 430 grams.
(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 410 g and 450 g. 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-nine-tenths times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 135 grams.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 135 g. 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-fifths as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 623.689508750 grams.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 623.68950875 g. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 94 grams.
(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 94 g. 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 230,000 grams.
It's about four times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 65 grams.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 65 g. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 1,000.028 grams.
(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 1,000.028 grams 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 four-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 57.70 grams.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 56.0 g to 59.4 g. 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 one-fifth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 1,350 grams.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 1,300 and 1,400 g. 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.
 
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