How heavy is 730,000 carats?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 8,051,000 carats.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 8,051,000 carats. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 1,881,000 carats.
It's about twelve times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 60,631.578950 carats.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 60,631.578950 carats. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 1,218,344.08 carats.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 9,410,000 carats.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 9,410,000 carats. Reaching 5.5 m (18 ft) in height by adulthood, giraffe calves can grow as much as 3 cm (1 in) per day.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 10,000,000 carats.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 10,000,000 carats. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 13,000,000 carats.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 13,000,000 carats. Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 40,000 carats.
(a.k.a. "Wiener dog", a.k.a. Teckel, a.k.a. Dackel, a.k.a. "hot dog dog", a.k.a. "sausage dog", a.k.a. "doxie") (FCI standard; standard size)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for dachshunds to weigh about 40,000 carats. Despite of their small size, a 2008 survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania named dachshunds as the most aggressive dog breed.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 33,157.89470 carats.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 24,315.78950 carats, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 33,157.89470 carats. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 24,366.88160 carats will float in water.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 19,000,000 carats.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 18,000,000 carats. Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 20,000 carats.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 20,000 carats. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 20,000 carats.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 20,000 carats. Cats are known for their righting reflex, which allows them to land on their feet and survive falls from heights of 1 m up to about 21 m.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 29,000,000 carats.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 30,000,000 carats. Among African elephants, both males and females have tusks (whereas female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, do not have tusks) which can grow to 3 m (10 ft) and typically weigh about 19,000,000 carats
It's about 50 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 14,000 carats.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 14,000 carats. The steeple of the Church of St. Martin in Landshut, Germany is said to be the tallest brick tower in the world at a height of 130.6 m (428.5 ft) and was constructed using an estimated 650,000 bricks.
It's about one-sixtieth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 42,900,000 carats.
(for FMNH PR 2081, a.k.a. "Sue") (a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus, a.k.a. T-Rex) (estimated live weight)
The notable Tyrannosaurus specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, "Sue," is estimated to have weighed about 42,900,000 carats while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
It's about 65 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 11,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 11,000 carats. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 55,100,000 carats.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 55,100,000 carats. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."