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How heavy is 19 long tons?

It's about one-seven-hundredth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
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The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 13,110 long tons.
(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 13,110 long tons. 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
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The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 24,200 long tons.
(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 24,200 long tons. 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 1,500 times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.01224489796 long tons.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.01224489796 long tons. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 0.24605163190 long tons.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.009 long tons.
(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 0.009 long tons. 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 3,000 times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.00669642857 long tons.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.00491071429 long tons, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.00669642857 long tons. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.00492103264 long tons will float in water.
It's about 4,000 times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.005 long tons.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.005 long tons. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about 4,000 times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.004 long tons.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.004 long tons. 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-six-thousandth as heavy as The CN Tower
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The weight of The CN Tower is about 116,050 long tons.
(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 116,050 long tons. 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 6,500 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.0029 long tons.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.0029 long tons. 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 8,500 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.00221 long tons.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.00221 long tons. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as heavy as The Sears Tower
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The weight of The Sears Tower is about 198,600 long tons.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 198,600 long tons. The outer wall surface of the Tower is covered with black anodized aluminum panels which would total 110,000 sq. m (28 acres) if laid out together.
It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.00133 long tons.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.00133 long tons. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
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The weight of The Empire State Building is about 326,000 long tons.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 326,000 long tons. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 0.0009842341 long tons.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 0.0009842341 long tons rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about 13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about 30,000 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
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