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How heavy is 750 fluid drams (ʒ)?

It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.05 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.05 fluid drams (ʒ). The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth 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-thirty-five-thousandth 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 one-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
Flag of The US
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 one-fifty-five-thousandth 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 150,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0054 fluid drams (ʒ).
(conventional; US; long-, medium-, and short-gran varieties; uncooked)
With great differences in variety, the average among a sampling of common short-, medium- and long-grain rices finds that a single grain weighs about 0.0054 fluid drams (ʒ) before cooking. A staple through most of human history, archaeological evidence indicates that the earliest rice cultivation was about 11,500 years ago.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
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 one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth 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 650,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.0011 fluid drams (ʒ).
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.0011 fluid drams (ʒ). In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
It's about 800,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000936 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000936 fluid drams (ʒ). The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 517,000 fluid drams (ʒ) of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 0.0000003 times as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
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 0.0000002 times as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
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 4,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.000161 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. white sugar, a.k.a. white refined sugar, a.k.a. table sugar, a.k.a. sucrose, a.k.a. saccharose)
A grain of sugar weighs approximately 0.000161 fluid drams (ʒ). Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 15,700 fluid drams (ʒ) of sugar each year.
It's about 0.0000001 times as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
Flag of The US
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 9,500,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0000770 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0000770 fluid drams (ʒ). The true pigment of a poppy seed is brown in color, while the characteristic bluish color is an optical illusion caused by a layer of calcium oxalate crystals refracting light rays.
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