# Weight of the Earth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-the-earth/472535>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-the-earth/472535 "2008-11-13T15:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Myself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myself)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-the-earth/472535/21 "2008-11-15T16:34:39Z")

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I have it on good authority that at least one-third of the earth’s weight is composed of irony.

Myself

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