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It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 350,000 miligrams.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 350,000 miligrams. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 411,068.0853125 miligrams.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 396,893.323750 miligrams and 425,242.8468750 miligrams. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 430,000 miligrams.
(a.k.a. Soccer, a.k.a. Association Football) (FIFA Law 2 specification)
According to FIFA's Law of the Game number 2, a football must weigh between 410,000 miligrams and 450,000 miligrams. An artifact on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, Scotland is said to be the world's oldest football and is about one-third to one-half the size of a modern football.
It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 623,689.508750 miligrams.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 623,689.508750 miligrams. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-three-thousandth as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 1,000,028 miligrams.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 1,000,028 miligrams rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about 13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about one-four-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 1,350,000 miligrams.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 1,350,000 miligrams. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about 5,500 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.0585 miligrams.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.0585 mgs. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 57,000,000,000,000 miligrams of salt each year.
It's about one-seven-thousandth as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 2,250,000 miligrams.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 2,250,000 miligrams. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-nine-thousandth as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 2,900,000 miligrams.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 2,900,000 miligrams. 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-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 5,000,000 miligrams.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 5,000,000 miligrams. 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-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 5,000,000 miligrams.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 5,000,000 miligrams. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 6,803,885.550 miligrams.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 4,989,516.07 miligrams, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 6,803,885.550 miligrams. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5,000,000 miligrams will float in water.
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 9,000,000 miligrams.
(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 9,000,000 miligrams. 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 one-forty-thousandth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 12,441,390.720 miligrams.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 12,441,390.720 miligrams. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 250,000,000 miligrams.
It's about one-ninety-five-thousandth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 29,500,000 miligrams.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 29,500,000 miligrams. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
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