If Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk) (274 kg) was a standard unit ...
Mass of space debris in orbit around Earth (5.5 million kg)...more would be 20000 x Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of SpaceX Falcon 9 launch rocket (542,000 kg)...more would be 2000 x Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of the Hubble Space Telescope (11,110 kg)...more would be 40 x Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of a Block IIR GPS Satellite in orbit (1,080 kg)...more would be 4 x Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of a mature Holstein cow (680 kg)...more would be 2.5 x Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of a barrel of crude oil (159l) (139 kg)...more would be 1/2 of Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of an ostrich (approx) (111 kg)...more would be 2/5 of Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of Vespa Primavera 50 scooter (108 kg)...more would be 2/5 of Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of a Southern Cassowary (55 kg)...more would be 1/5 of Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of a half-filled sandbag as used in flood control (13.6 kg)...more would be 1/20 of Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
Mass of an average human brain (1.35 kg)...more would be 1/200 of Mass of heaviest weights lifted in Olympic Weightlifting (Clean and Jerk)
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