How heavy is 1,917,500,000,000,000,131,072 tonnes?
It's about 1,500,000,000,000,000,157,370,286,080 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.00000110 tonnes.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.00000110 tonnes. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 3.20 tonnes of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about 4,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 0.450 tonnes.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 0.450 tonnes. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about 2,499,999,999,999,999,895,779,934,208 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.000000790 tonnes.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.000000790 tonnes. 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 10,000,000,000,000,000,905,969,664 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.0002 tonnes.
(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 tonnes. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 0.03 tonnes of food in their borrows.
It's about 5,500,000,000,000,000,176,160,768 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.00035 tonnes.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.00035 tonnes. 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 399,999,999,999,999,966,445,568 times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.005 tonnes.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.005 tonnes. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about 700,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 2.70 tonnes.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 2.7 tonnes. Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.
It's about 9,500,000,000,000,001,048,576 times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 0.20 tonnes.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 0.20 tonnes. 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 tonnes. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about 549,999,999,999,999,926,494,050,648,064 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000000003640 tonnes.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000000003640 tonnes. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 2.01 tonnes of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 6,499,999,999,999,999,988,512,573,095,936 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.000000000300 tonnes.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.000000000300 tonnes. 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 9,999,999,999,999,999,583,119,736,832 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.000000200 tonnes.
(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 tonnes. 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 3,000,000,000,000,000,341,128,851,226,624 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.0000000006250 tonnes.
(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 0.0000000006250 tonnes. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 0.0612 tonnes of sugar each year.
It's about 35,000,000,000,000,000,977,436,846,063,616 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.00000000005850 tonnes.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.00000000005850 tonnes. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 57,000 tonnes of salt each year.
It's about 89,999,999,999,999,994,049,054,375,936 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000000210 tonnes.
(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 tonnes 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 449,999,999,999,999,952,653,085,835,264 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000000440 tonnes.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000000440 tonnes. 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.