Mass of a brick

Mass of a brick (2.9 kg)

/fact/mass-of-a-brick

Link

If Mass of a brick (2.9 kg) was a standard unit ...

  • Mass of the Apollo program Command Module in Lunar orbit (28,800 kg)...more would be 10000 x Mass of a brick
  • Mass of IndyCar (excl driver or fuel) on speedways (712 kg)...more would be 250 x Mass of a brick
  • Mass of a mature thoroughbred racehorse (570 kg)...more would be 200 x Mass of a brick
  • Mass of an emergency spare tyre for a small car (11.7 kg)...more would be 4 x Mass of a brick
  • Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event) (7.26 kg)...more would be 2.5 x Mass of a brick
  • Mass of an adult male Siamese Cat (5.9 kg)...more would be 2 x Mass of a brick
  • Mass of an average coconut (1.44 kg)...more would be 1/2 of Mass of a brick

Read all about it!

Is That a Big Number? - the book - is now available from all good booksellers.

"This is a fun and riveting book. Written in an accessible and engaging way, it is unputdownable." Frost Magazine

Click here to learn more about it.

Click here for Podcast: Andrew Elliott interviewed for New Books Network.

http://itabn.tumblr.com/post/138631317782/this-website