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How much does a curling stone weigh?
18.6 kg41 lbWhich one: World Curling: 17.2 to 20 kg
A curling stone weighs about 18.6 kg (41 lb).
Sizes and weights of sports equipment are set by rulebooks, so these are some of the most exact numbers in the game. Where a rule allows a range, Tilt uses the middle of it. Source for this figure: World Curling Rules, 1 September 2026.
How heavy is that?
- A curling stone weighs about as much as 8.7 bricks.
- A curling stone weighs about as much as 310 eggs.
- A curling stone weighs about as much as 19,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 27 curling stones to balance a horse.
- It takes about 2,200 curling stones to balance a Boeing 737.
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