How heavy is 8.1 tolas (तोला)?
It's about as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 8.10 tolas (तोला).
(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 8.10 tolas (तोला). 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 19,000 tolas (तोला).
It's about seven-tenths as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 11.60 tolas (तोला).
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 11.60 tolas (तोला). The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-and-a-half times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 5.60 tolas (तोला).
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 5.60 tolas (तोला). C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about two-thirds as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 12.4565972222220 tolas (तोला).
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 12.1527777777780 tolas (तोला) and 12.7604166666670 tolas (तोला). 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 one-and-two-thirds times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 4.950 tolas (तोला).
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 4.950 tolas (तोला). 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 three-fifths as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 13.9756944444440 tolas (तोला).
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 13.3680555555560 tolas (तोला) and 14.5833333333330 tolas (तोला). 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 three-fifths as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 13.9756944444440 tolas (तोला).
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 13.3680555555560 tolas (तोला) and 14.5833333333330 tolas (तोला). Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about half as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 20 tolas (तोला).
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 20 tolas (तोला). Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 2,000 tolas (तोला) of food in their borrows.
It's about two times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 3.9380 tolas (तोला).
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 3.9380 tolas (तोला). Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about three times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 2.90 tolas (तोला).
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 2.90 tolas (तोला). The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about three-tenths as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 27 tolas (तोला).
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 27 tolas (तोला). Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 30 tolas (तोला).
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 30 tolas (तोला). 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 four times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 2.10 tolas (तोला).
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 2.10 tolas (तोला). AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 35.243055555560 tolas (तोला).
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 34.02777777778 tolas (तोला) and 36.458333333330 tolas (तोला). 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 four-and-a-half times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 1.80 tolas (तोला).
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 1.80 tolas (तोला). While most mice typically live two to three years, the Methuselah Mouse Prize — an award administered by a non-profit organization which advances aging-related research — was once awarded to a team of scientists whose research resulted in a mouse living just under five years.