Mass of a pickaxe

Mass of a pickaxe (4 kg)

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Mass of a pickaxe (4 kg)

  • is 1/1000 of Mass of an adult male Asian Elephant (4,000 kg)...more
  • is 1/500 of Mass of an adult male Walrus (2,000 kg)...more
  • is 1/200 of Mass of a small passenger car (800 kg)...more
  • is 1/200 of Mass of an adult male Polar Bear (800 kg)...more
  • is 1/50 of Mass of a motorbike (200 kg)...more
  • is 1/5 of Mass of the heaviest allowable Curling stone (20 kg)...more
  • is 1/4 of Mass of a case of 12 bottles of wine (16 kg)...more
  • is 2/5 of Mass of a large watermelon (10 kg)...more
  • is 2/5 of Mass of Double Bass (10 kg)...more
  • is 2/5 of Mass of Tuba (10 kg)...more
  • is about as big as Mass of a regulation womens' shot (in the shot put athletics event) (4 kg)...more
  • is 2.5 x Mass of a bottle of champagne (1.6 kg)...more

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