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How much does a pencil weigh?
5.8 g0.205 ozWhich one: unsharpened HB, with eraser
A pencil weighs about 5.8 g (0.205 oz).
Household items, coins and gadgets, using a standard size or a well-known model. Source for this figure: penciltalk.org.
How heavy is that?
- A pencil weighs about as much as 5.8 paperclips.
- It takes about 10 pencils to balance an egg.
- It takes about 780 pencils to balance a cat.
About the same weight
More everyday objects
- Credit card 5 g
- US nickel 5 g
- US quarter 5.67 g
- US half dollar 11.3 g
- Digital watch 21 g
- AA battery 23 g
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