How heavy is 2,400,000 shekels ( שקלים)?
It's about one-and-three-fourths times as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 1,360,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 1,360,000 shekels ( שקלים). The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 1,060,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for FMNH PR 2081, a.k.a. "Sue") (a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus, a.k.a. T-Rex) (estimated live weight)
The notable Tyrannosaurus specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, "Sue," is estimated to have weighed about 1,060,000 shekels ( שקלים) while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
It's about three-and-a-half times as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 730,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 730,000 shekels ( שקלים). Among African elephants, both males and females have tusks (whereas female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, do not have tusks) which can grow to 3 m (10 ft) and typically weigh about 480,000 shekels ( שקלים)
It's about three-tenths as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 8,500,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 8,500,000 shekels ( שקלים). The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 2,400,000 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 12,600,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 12,600,000 shekels ( שקלים). The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.120 shekels ( שקלים) each.
It's about five-and-a-half times as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 460,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 450,000 shekels ( שקלים). Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).
It's about one-tenth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 17,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(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 — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 17,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 seven-and-a-half times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 320,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 320,000 shekels ( שקלים). 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 one-tenth as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 18,800,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 18,800,000 shekels ( שקלים), based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 55,300 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about nine-and-a-half times as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 250,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 250,000 shekels ( שקלים). Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 232,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 232,000 shekels ( שקלים). Reaching 5.5 m (18 ft) in height by adulthood, giraffe calves can grow as much as 3 cm (1 in) per day.
It's about twelve times as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 198,600 shekels ( שקלים).
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 198,600 shekels ( שקלים). The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 46,410 shekels ( שקלים).
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 82,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(for Holstein, a.k.a. Holstein Friesian, a.k.a. Friesian, Bos primigenius) (adult, heifer)
A mature Holstein cow (the well-known black-and-white, spotted breed of cow) typically weighs 82,000 shekels ( שקלים). President William Howard Taft (1909 - 1913) kept a Holstein cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House grounds — a gift from a Wisconsin senator and the source of the First Family's milk.
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 76,400,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 76,400,000 shekels ( שקלים). The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about forty times as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 62,600 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. brown bear, a.k.a. silver bear, Ursus arctos horribilis) (Adult, male, coastal area population average)
An adult, male grizzly bear from a coastal area (where food is plentiful) can weigh up to 62,600 shekels ( שקלים). In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).