Mass of a UK penny (1p piece)

Mass of a UK penny (1p piece) (3.56 g)

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Mass of a UK penny (1p piece) (3.56 g)

  • is 1/5000 of Mass of a typical microwave oven (18 kg)...more
  • is 1/2000 of Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event) (7.26 kg)...more
  • is 1/400 of Mass of an average coconut (1.44 kg)...more
  • is 1/400 of Mass of an ostrich egg (approx) (1.4 kg)...more
  • is 1/250 of Mass of a medium-sized pineapple (900 g)...more
  • is 1/40 of Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball (142 g)...more
  • is 2/5 of Mass of a UK pound coin (2017) (8.75 g)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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