How heavy is 10,700 slugs?
It's about as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 10,700 slugs.
(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 10,700 slugs, 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 31.50 slugs.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 9,600 slugs.
(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 9,600 slugs. 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-and-a-half times as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 7,160 slugs.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 7,160 slugs. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.00006850 slugs each.
It's about two times as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 4,900 slugs.
(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 4,900 slugs. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 1,400 slugs.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 43,500 slugs.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 43,500 slugs. 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-tenth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 89,000 slugs.
(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 89,000 slugs. 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 130,000 slugs.
It's about fourteen times as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 774 slugs.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 774 slugs. 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 seventeen-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 603 slugs.
(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 603 slugs 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 thirty times as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 410 slugs.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 420 slugs. 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 270 slugs
It's about 40 times as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 260 slugs.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 260 slugs. 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 60 times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 190 slugs.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 190 slugs. 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 one-sixty-fifth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 692,000 slugs.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 692,000 slugs. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about 75 times as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 140 slugs.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 140 slugs. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about 80 times as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 132 slugs.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 132 slugs. 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-eighty-fifth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 912,700 slugs.
(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 912,700 slugs. 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.