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Abandoned Egyptian obelisk has an estimated weight of ≈907 tonnes. It ranks #1 of 436 in the Everyday Objects category.
Source excerpt: Engraved possibly during Queen Hatshepsut’s reign, the Egyptian obelisk is today known as the unfinished obelisk from a bedrock of solid granite. Surprisingly, the masons at the time could not find any other use other than it was intended for; to be used as a monument.
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According to some geologists, the granite weighs around 1000 tons.
| Kilograms | 907,185 kilograms |
| Pounds | 2,000,000 pounds |
| Metric tonnes | 907 tonnes |
| Grams | 907,184,740 grams |
| Ounces | 32,000,000 ounces |
| Stones | 142,857 stones |
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Abandoned Egyptian obelisk typically weighs about ≈907 tonnes, within a recorded range of 907 tonnes.
It ranks #1 of 436 entries in Everyday Objects, heavier than 97% of items in the dataset.
The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.
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