How heavy is 0.0049107143 long tons?
It's about fourteen times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.00034 long tons.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.00034 long tons. 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-fifteenth as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 0.07165 long tons.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 0.07165 long tons when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about sixteen times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.00031 long tons.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.00031 long tons. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 0.084 long tons.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 0.084 long tons. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.0002 long tons.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.0002 long tons. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 0.02 long tons of food in their borrows.
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 0.150 long tons.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 0.150 long tons. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 0.0063 long tons of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.00016043526785714 long tons.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.00015345982142857 long tons and 0.00016741071428571 long tons. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.00016043526785714 long tons.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.00015345982142857 long tons and 0.00016741071428571 long tons. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 0.1630 long tons.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 0.1630 long tons. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.00014299665178571 long tons.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.00013950892857143 long tons and 0.000146484375 long tons. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about forty times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.000133 long tons.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.000133 long tons. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 0.20 long tons.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 0.20 long tons. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 0.20 long tons. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 0.230 long tons.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 0.230 long tons. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 5,800 long tons of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-fiftieth as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 0.250 long tons.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 0.250 long tons. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about 55 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0000930 long tons.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 0.0000930 long tons. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 0.220 long tons.