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How much does a pool ball weigh?
163 g5.75 ozWhich one: WPA spec: 156 to 170 g
A pool ball weighs about 163 g (5.75 oz).
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: WPA Recommended Equipment Specifications.
How heavy is that?
- A pool ball weighs about as much as 2.7 eggs.
- A pool ball weighs about as much as 160 paperclips.
- It takes about 13 pool balls to balance a brick.
- It takes about 380 pool balls to balance a person.
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