Quick tip in case you don't have a good sense of what an ounce feels like: It's exactly 5 quarters (the coin).
So the difference between Babe's bat and today's is about the weight of 55 quarters (a roll and a half). Years of doing laundry at laundromats have given me a keen sense of how much handfuls of quarters weigh, so I find this actually pretty handy.
Just in case:
* A nickel is exactly 5 grams.
* A penny (1982+) is 2.5 grams.
* A dime is 0.08 ounces.
* A quarter is 0.2 ounces.
* 5 rolls of nickels = 1 kilogram
* 2 rolls of quarters = 1 pound.
Why did the U.S. Mint switch between even metric and even imperial units? Probably has to do with the changing metals in those coins. That said, the new small dollar coin is 8.1g / 0.286oz which makes no sense at all. It is, however, exactly 2mm thick.
So the difference between Babe's bat and today's is about the weight of 55 quarters (a roll and a half). Years of doing laundry at laundromats have given me a keen sense of how much handfuls of quarters weigh, so I find this actually pretty handy.
Just in case:
* A nickel is exactly 5 grams.
* A penny (1982+) is 2.5 grams.
* A dime is 0.08 ounces.
* A quarter is 0.2 ounces.
* 5 rolls of nickels = 1 kilogram
* 2 rolls of quarters = 1 pound.
Why did the U.S. Mint switch between even metric and even imperial units? Probably has to do with the changing metals in those coins. That said, the new small dollar coin is 8.1g / 0.286oz which makes no sense at all. It is, however, exactly 2mm thick.