How heavy is 163,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ)?
It's about as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 163,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 163,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about half as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 330,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. Giant Sequoia, a.k.a. Sierran redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia, a.k.a. "Big Tree", Sequoiadendron giganteum)
The weight of wood in a Giant Sequoia is 330,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). General Sherman, a specimen in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, California, is the largest tree in the world by volume, with an estimated weight of about 490,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
It's about four times as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 40,100,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 40,100,000 fluid drams (ʒ), based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 118,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
It's about four-and-a-half times as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 36,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 36,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about six times as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 26,900,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 26,900,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.2570 fluid drams (ʒ) each.
It's about nine times as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 18,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 18,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 5,100,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 2,600,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 2,600,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 3,426,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. New York and Brooklyn Bridge) (Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, New York) (total weight)
The total weight of the Brooklyn Bridge is approximately 3,426,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). In a promotional event to prove the bridge's stability shortly after it opened, entertainer P. T. Barnum led a parade of 21 elephants across it in May of 1884.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 6,340,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty, including her base is roughly 6,330,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about 55 times as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 2,910,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 2,910,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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."
It's about 70 times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 2,260,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 2,260,000 fluid drams (ʒ) 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 100 times as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 1,600,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 1,600,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 1,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ)
It's about 150 times as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 980,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 960,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 one-two-hundredth as heavy as The CN Tower
The weight of The CN Tower is about 30,327,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada)
The CN Tower weighs approximately 30,327,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The Tower is home to the world's highest glass floor — a viewing area that allows visitors to look straight down 342 m (1,120 ft) to the ground below.
It's about 250 times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 690,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 690,000 fluid drams (ʒ). Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.