How heavy is 18,000 shekels ( שקלים)?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 198,600 shekels ( שקלים).
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 198,600 shekels ( שקלים). The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 46,410 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about twelve times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 1,495.9588040 shekels ( שקלים).
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 1,495.9588040 shekels ( שקלים). The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 30,060.120240 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 232,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 232,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 250,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 250,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 320,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 320,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 1,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 1,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 818.1024710 shekels ( שקלים).
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 599.9418120 shekels ( שקלים), the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 818.1024710 shekels ( שקלים). Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 601.2024050 shekels ( שקלים) will float in water.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 460,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 450,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 600 shekels ( שקלים).
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 600 shekels ( שקלים). 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 500 shekels ( שקלים).
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 500 shekels ( שקלים). 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 730,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 730,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 480,000 shekels ( שקלים)
It's about 50 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 350 shekels ( שקלים).
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 350 shekels ( שקלים). 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 1,060,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 1,060,000 shekels ( שקלים) 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 271 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 271 shekels ( שקלים). 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 1,360,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 1,360,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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."