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How heavy is Parmesan wheel?

Parmesan wheel silhouette
40 kgweight

A wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano weighs about 40 kg.

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  • 0.57× a adult human (70 kg)
  • 2× the packed suitcase (20 kg)
  • 3.33× the bicycle (12 kg)
  • 8.89× the house cat (4.5 kg)

How to picture 40 kg

Start from something you can see right now. Parmesan wheel is about 0.57× adult human. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.

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