Now despite science coming forward in leaps and bounds the simple questionof how much the Earth weighs isn’t as straightforward as you might think.Certainly placing the earth onto a massive set of weighing scales isn’t anoption. So how do we measure the total weight of the earth ?

Well scientists initially went about this task by trying to estimate theweight of a very large mountain and then simply scaling that figure up. Howeverthis method led to some peculiar results and since then the mathematics andcalculations involved have changed taking into consideration further factorssuch as the volume and overall density of the planet.

If you combine the above with weighted samples of various parts of theplanet scientists have come up with a more accurate number which they believeto be around 6 quadrillion kilograms. Mind boggling to say the least but if youthink that’s a big number don’t forget to check out our article on the numberGoogol.

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