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How heavy is 358 ounces?

It's about one-ten-thousandth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 3,690,000 ounces.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 3,690,000 ounces. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.0353 ounces each.
It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.028 ounces.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.028 ounces. Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about one-fifteen-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 4,900,000 ounces.
(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 4,900,000 ounces. 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-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 5,500,000 ounces.
(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 5,500,000 ounces, 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 16,200 ounces.
It's about 50,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.007 ounces.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.007 ounces. 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-sixty-five-thousandth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 22,400,000 ounces.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 22,400,000 ounces. 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-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 46,000,000 ounces.
(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 46,000,000 ounces. 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 67,000,000 ounces.
It's about 500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.00074 ounces.
(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 0.00074 ounces 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-one-millionth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 356,000,000 ounces.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 356,000,000 ounces. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about 0.0000008 times as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 469,800,000 ounces.
(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 469,800,000 ounces. 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 2,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00016 ounces.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00016 ounces. 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 0.0000004 times as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 869,000,000 ounces.
(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 868,000,000 ounces. 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 3,000,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000128 ounces.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000128 ounces. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 70,900 ounces of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 0.00000009 times as heavy as The CN Tower
Flag of Canada
The weight of The CN Tower is about 4,159,200,000 ounces.
(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 4,159,200,000 ounces. 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 15,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.0000220 ounces.
(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 0.0000220 ounces. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 2,160 ounces of sugar each year.
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