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How heavy is Bowling pin?

Bowling pin silhouette
1.53 kgweight

USBC equipment specifications set a tenpin at 3 lb 6 oz, about 1.53 kg.

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  • 0.34× a house cat (4.5 kg)
  • 7.65× the smartphone (200 g)
  • 0.13× a bicycle (12 kg)
  • 12.8× the banana (120 g)

How to picture 1.53 kg

Start from something you can see right now. Bowling pin is about 0.34× house cat. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.

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