Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)

Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster) (12,650 kg)

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If Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster) (12,650 kg) was a standard unit ...

  • Mass of a `supercarrier` aircraft carrier (64 million kg)...more would be 5000 x Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of water in an Olympic Swimming pool at minimum depth of 2m (2.5 million kg)...more would be 200 x Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of an adult male giraffe (2,500 kg)...more would be 1/5 of Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of heaviest allowable Flyweight professional boxer (50.8 kg)...more would be 1/250 of Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of R2-D2 droid in the Star Wars movies (32 kg)...more would be 1/400 of Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of United States Postal service maximum parcel weight (31.8 kg)...more would be 1/400 of Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of a standard Gold Bar (`London Good Delivery`) (12.44 kg)...more would be 1/1000 of Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)
  • Mass of Selmer MkVI Tenor Saxophone (3.15 kg)...more would be 1/4000 of Mass of a London bus (New Routemaster)

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