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Mass of a house mouse

Mass of a house mouse (17 g)

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Mass of a house mouse (17 g)

  • is 1/5000 of Mass of an adult male red kangaroo (85 kg)...more
  • is 1/50 of Mass of a typical pair of men's dress shoes (860 g)...more
  • is 1/25 of Mass of a typical (soccer) football (430 g)...more
  • is 1/10 of Mass of a Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone (168 g)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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