How heavy is 20,000 carats?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 240,000 carats.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 240,000 carats. It is the largest octopus species and is known for its considerable intelligence, including the ability to open jars, solve mazes, and mimic other octopuses.
It's about thirteen times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 1,500 carats.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 1,500 carats. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 354,800 carats.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 354,800 carats when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 1,000 carats.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 1,000 carats. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 100,000 carats of food in their borrows.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 410,000 carats.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 410,000 carats. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 794.407894738130 carats.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 759.868421053870 carats and 828.94736842240 carats. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 794.407894738130 carats.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 759.868421053870 carats and 828.94736842240 carats. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 708.05921052747 carats.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 690.789473685330 carats and 725.32894736960 carats. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 658 carats.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 658 carats. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 730,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 730,000 carats. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 31,000 carats of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 807,000 carats.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 807,000 carats. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
It's about 45 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 460 carats.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 460 carats. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 1,100,000 carats.
It's about one-fiftieth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 970,000 carats.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 970,000 carats. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 970,000 carats. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 1,100,000 carats.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 1,100,000 carats. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 29,000,000,000 carats of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 1,200,000 carats.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 1,200,000 carats. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.