• Question: How heavy is your heart?

    Asked by 374evoa44 to Chloe on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Chloe Kinsella

      Chloe Kinsella answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      A human heart usually weighs between 250-350 grams. That’s about as heavy as 2 or 3 iphones. The heart is typically the size of a human fist. A big man like the Irish rugby player Paul O’Connell would have a larger heart than a schoolchild.

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