Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin

Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin (1.5 kg)

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If Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin (1.5 kg) was a standard unit ...

  • Mass of a fully loaded 40' shipping container (30,400 kg)...more would be 20000 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of the Apollo program Lunar Excursion Module moon lander (15,200 kg)...more would be 10000 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of an old-style London bus (AEC Routemaster) (7,470 kg)...more would be 5000 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of empty 40' shipping container (3,800 kg)...more would be 2500 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of a large passenger car (1,500 kg)...more would be 1000 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of an adult male Hippopotamus (1,500 kg)...more would be 1000 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of an adult male Panda Bear (150 kg)...more would be 100 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of heaviest Reticulated Python snake (75 kg)...more would be 50 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of a standard wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (38 kg)...more would be 25 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of an Emu (38 kg)...more would be 25 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin
  • Mass of an adult male Siamese Cat (5.9 kg)...more would be 4 x Mass of a 10-pin bowling pin

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