If Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball (142 g) was a standard unit ...
Mass of IndyCar (excl driver or fuel) on speedways (712 kg)...more would be 5000 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of lightest allowable Formula 1 racing car (incl driver excl fuel) (702 kg)...more would be 5000 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of a mature thoroughbred racehorse (570 kg)...more would be 4000 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of an adult male North American Black Bear (280 kg)...more would be 2000 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of largest gold nugget ever found (71 kg)...more would be 500 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of a domestic washing machine (70 kg)...more would be 500 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of Pedal Harp (orchestral instrument) (36 kg)...more would be 250 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of a full-grown Labrador dog (35 kg)...more would be 250 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of an average coconut (1.44 kg)...more would be 10 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
Mass of an ostrich egg (approx) (1.4 kg)...more would be 10 x Mass of the lightest allowable regulation baseball
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