Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container

Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container (30,400 kg)

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If Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container (30,400 kg) was a standard unit ...

  • Mass of world gold production (2014) (2.99 million kg)...more would be 100 x Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of the biggest Redwood tree (1.2 million kg)...more would be 40 x Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of an M1 Abrams tank (62,000 kg)...more would be 2 x Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of the Apollo program Lunar Excursion Module moon lander (15,200 kg)...more would be 1/2 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of an old-style London bus (AEC Routemaster) (7,470 kg)...more would be 1/4 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of a large passenger car (1,500 kg)...more would be 1/20 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of an adult male Hippopotamus (1,500 kg)...more would be 1/20 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of an adult male Panda Bear (150 kg)...more would be 1/200 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of heaviest Reticulated Python snake (75 kg)...more would be 1/400 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of average human (62 kg)...more would be 1/500 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of heaviest allowable Lightweight professional boxer (61.2 kg)...more would be 1/500 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container
  • Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin (1.5 kg)...more would be 1/20000 of Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container

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