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How heavy is 0.2 slugs?

It's about as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.20 slugs.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.20 slugs. The steeple of the Church of St. Martin in Landshut, Germany is said to be the tallest brick tower in the world at a height of 130.6 m (428.5 ft) and was constructed using an estimated 650,000 bricks.
It's about one-and-three-tenths times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.1540 slugs.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.1540 slugs. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about three-fifths as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.30 slugs.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.30 slugs. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about three-fifths as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.30 slugs.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.30 slugs. Cats are known for their righting reflex, which allows them to land on their feet and survive falls from heights of 1 m up to about 21 m.
It's about two times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.0925 slugs.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.0925 slugs. 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 two-fifths as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.4662142520 slugs.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.3418904520 slugs, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.4662142520 slugs. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.3426088290 slugs will float in water.
It's about three times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 0.06852368 slugs.
(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 0.06852368 slugs 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-tenths as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.60 slugs.
(a.k.a. "Wiener dog", a.k.a. Teckel, a.k.a. Dackel, a.k.a. "hot dog dog", a.k.a. "sausage dog", a.k.a. "doxie") (FCI standard; standard size)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for dachshunds to weigh about 0.60 slugs. Despite of their small size, a 2008 survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania named dachshunds as the most aggressive dog breed.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.85250606170 slugs.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.85250606170 slugs. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 17.130441460 slugs.
It's about four-and-a-half times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 0.042736306478 slugs.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.042736306478 slugs. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about seven times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 0.029 slugs.
(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 0.028 slugs and 0.031 slugs. 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 seven times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 0.02816711108759 slugs.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 0.02719583139492 slugs and 0.02913839078027 slugs. 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 eight-and-a-half times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.024 slugs.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.024 slugs. 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 nine-and-a-half times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.021 slugs.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.021 slugs. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about ten times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.01 slugs.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.01 slugs. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 2 slugs of food in their borrows.
 
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