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How heavy is 4,800 grains?

It's about as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 4,800 grains.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 4,800 grains. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about nine-tenths as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 5,400 grains.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 5,400 grains. 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 three-fourths as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 6,343.750 grains.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 6,125 grains and 6,562.50 grains. 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 seven-tenths as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 6,600 grains.
(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 6,300 grains and 6,900 grains. 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 Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 2,515.6250 grains.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 2,406.250 grains and 2,625 grains. 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-nine-tenths times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 2,515.6250 grains.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 2,406.250 grains and 2,625 grains. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about two times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 3,000 grains.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 3,000 grains. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 400,000 grains of food in their borrows.
It's about half as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 9,625 grains.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 9,625 grains. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about two times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 2,242.18750 grains.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 2,187.50 grains and 2,296.8750 grains. 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 two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 2,080 grains.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 2,080 grains. 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 liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 15,432.790 grains.
(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 15,432.790 grains 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 three-and-a-half times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 1,500 grains.
(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 1,500 grains. 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 3,500,000 grains.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 20,800 grains.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 20,800 grains. 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 five times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 1,000 grains.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 1,000 grains. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about five-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 890 grains.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 890 grains. 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.
 
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