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It's about 700 times as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 0.0295 tonnes.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 0.0295 tonnes. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
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The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 24,600 tonnes.
(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 24,600 tonnes. 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 0.01244139072 tonnes.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.01244139072 tonnes. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 0.250 tonnes.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.009 tonnes.
(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 tonnes. 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 0.00680388555 tonnes.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.00498951607 tonnes, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.00680388555 tonnes. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.005 tonnes 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 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 4,000 times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.005 tonnes.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.005 tonnes. 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 117,910 tonnes.
(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 117,910 tonnes. 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 7,000 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.0029 tonnes.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.0029 tonnes. 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 9,000 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.00225 tonnes.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.00225 tonnes. 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 201,800 tonnes.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 201,800 tonnes. 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 0.00135 tonnes.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.00135 tonnes. 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 331,000 tonnes.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 331,000 tonnes. 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 0.001000028 tonnes.
(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 0.001000028 tonnes 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 0.00062368950875 tonnes.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.00062368950875 tonnes. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
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