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• The whole shebang is claimed to tip the scales at 25 kg (55 lb).
  — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
• That's svelte compared with most video editors, which often tip the scales at over a gigabyte.
  — PCMAG, 24 July 2024
• These can tip the scales at many billions of times the sun’s mass, outweighing even entire galaxies.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
• And, lastly, the average adult polar bears tip the scales at around 1,500 pounds, which is whole lot of bear.
  — Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
• In contrast, a really large buck mule deer will tip the scales at 450 pounds and stand a tad over 3 feet at the shoulder.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• Park rangers can’t just go out and weigh the bears, but Chunk is estimated to tip the scales at over 1,200 pounds.
  — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• Elephant seals can tip the scales at more than 8,000 pounds and don’t look particularly nimble on the beach.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
• And any potential harm the federal agencies may suffer from compliance with an injunction is not enough to tip the scales at this stage.
  — By Kim Jarrett | The Center Square , Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2023
• Despite the addition of the latter feature and the use of a heavier mill, the car is said to tip the scales at just 2,370 pounds.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2024
• Some of the heavy hitters will tip the scales at 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and magazine capacity in those guns is reduced from four rounds to three.
  — Mike Dickerson, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
• Tyrannosaurids are best known as massive, fearsome predators like Tyrannosaurus rex, which could tip the scales at close to eight tons and grow to 40 feet in length.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
• The Loki-Nav is claimed to tip the scales at 48 grams in titanium, or 30 grams in aluminum.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
• In the wild, these behemoth creatures—which can tip the scales at 6,000 pounds—are typically spotted alone.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
• For the record, groundhogs have four toes on their front feet and five toes on each back foot and most adult groundhogs tip the scales at more than 20 pounds, with a lifespan of five years in the wild and up to 20 years in zoo captivity.
  — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
• The Janus-1 is claimed to tip the scales at 595 lb (270 kg) and can manage a passenger/cargo weight of up to 440 lb (200 kg).
  — Ben Coxworth october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
• Planned for 2027, the Draco satellite is anticipated to tip the scales at between 330 to 440 pounds (150-200 kilograms).
  — Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026