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Is 5.50 ounces as heavy as a Grain of Sand?

It's about 35,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00016 ounces.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00016 ounces. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
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