How heavy is 310 long tons?
It's about 400,000,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.000000780 long tons.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.000000780 long tons. Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about 2,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.000000200 long tons.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.000000200 long tons. The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about 15,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000000210 long tons.
(conventional; US; long-, medium-, and short-gran varieties; uncooked)
With great differences in variety, the average among a sampling of common short-, medium- and long-grain rices finds that a single grain weighs about 0.0000000210 long tons before cooking. A staple through most of human history, archaeological evidence indicates that the earliest rice cultivation was about 11,500 years ago.
It's about 70,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000000430 long tons.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000000430 long tons. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
It's about 85,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000000003580 long tons.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000000003580 long tons. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 1.980 long tons of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 500,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.0000000006150 long tons.
(a.k.a. white sugar, a.k.a. white refined sugar, a.k.a. table sugar, a.k.a. sucrose, a.k.a. saccharose)
A grain of sugar weighs approximately 0.0000000006150 long tons. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 0.0602 long tons of sugar each year.
It's about 1,000,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.000000000300 long tons.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.000000000300 long tons. The true pigment of a poppy seed is brown in color, while the characteristic bluish color is an optical illusion caused by a layer of calcium oxalate crystals refracting light rays.
It's about 5,500,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.00000000005760 long tons.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.00000000005760 long tons. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 56,100 long tons of salt each year.