How heavy is 0.000000984 long tons?
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.00004520 long tons.
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 0.00004520 long tons. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about 50 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 one-sixtieth as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00005680 long tons.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00005680 long tons. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about one-sixty-fifth 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.
It's about one-ninetieth 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-hundred-fiftieth 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-one-hundred-fiftieth 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth 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-two-hundredth 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 250 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 300 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 one-three-hundredth 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-three-hundred-fiftieth 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-four-hundredth 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.