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How much is 330 tons? by SnappingTurtle 2008-07-15 13:12:36
I'm giving a presentation on the International Space Station, which masses at 330 tons. I need some familiar everyday object to help my audience grasp how much 330 tons is: "The ISS weighs 330 tons. That's as much as __________"
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  Fully loaded 747-100 (n/t) by hactar the uhhh2008-07-15 13:15:24
    but that's 647, not 330 ! by joresgump2008-07-15 13:17:56
      joresgump, you are hereby fined by hactar the uhhh2008-07-15 13:20:28
        Thanks! It's always nice to receive some credit by joresgump2008-07-15 13:28:46
      Not if you do it while "fully-loaded" by chanceslost2008-07-15 13:28:15
        I was asking the same thing :D (n/t) by joresgump2008-07-15 13:31:29
  330 of these by talon07202008-07-15 13:15:49
  1 typically loaded Boeing 747-400 by MatthewDBA2008-07-15 13:18:11
  Well, a standard shipping container... by McNutcase2008-07-15 13:19:18
  Slightly less than 2 fully loaded B2 Bombers (n/t) by DesertRat662008-07-15 13:19:23
  My mother-in-law! by mmell2008-07-15 13:20:53
    I'm glad I didn't drank anything now! (n/t) by shargo2008-07-15 13:22:43
  264 1.25 ton pallets by Bellator2008-07-15 13:23:40
  The weight of a wind turbine by EndlessWaves2008-07-15 14:34:31
  10 libraries of congress and two VW beetles! by hobbs2008-07-15 14:51:39
  Roughly 200 Toyota Camrys. (n/t) by McNutcase2008-07-15 14:59:57
  Nearly 21 loads of #9 coal by Divide By Zero2008-07-15 15:41:18
  The ISS weighs 330 tons. That's as much as by Woodburn2008-07-15 16:25:14

 

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