How heavy is 0.0717 long tons?
It's about 100 times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 0.00061383928571 long tons.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.00061383928571 long tons. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 8.660 long tons.
(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 8.660 long tons 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 11.10 long tons.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 11.10 long tons. 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 150 times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 0.00042 long tons.
(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 0.0004 long tons and 0.00044 long tons. 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 200 times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 0.0004045758928571 long tons.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 0.000390625 long tons and 0.0004185267857143 long tons. 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 200 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 250 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 400 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 450 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 450 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 500 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 550 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 750 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.
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 70 long tons.
(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 70 long tons. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 19 long tons.
It's about 1,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0000640 long tons.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0000640 long tons. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.