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Paper Clips has an estimated weight of 1–1.5 grams. It ranks #426 of 436 in the Everyday Objects category.
Source excerpt: People have been fastening papers together as early as the 13th century. There were creative ways to go about it, like pulling ribbon or string through parallel incisions in the upper left-hand corner of pages.
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A standard size paper clip weighs 1 gram; 65 standard size paper clips weigh exactly 65 grams.
| Kilograms | 0.0015 kilograms |
| Pounds | 0.0033 pounds |
| Metric tonnes | 1.5e-06 tonnes |
| Grams | 1.5 grams |
| Ounces | 0.053 ounces |
| Stones | 0.00023621 stones |
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Paper Clips typically weighs about 1–1.5 grams, within a recorded range of 1–1.5 grams.
It ranks #426 of 436 entries in Everyday Objects, heavier than 1% of items in the dataset.
The data comes from 2 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.
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