How heavy is 8.8 carats?
It's about 400 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.021 carats.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.021 carats. 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 500 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.0177 carats.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.0177 carats. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 9,790,000 carats of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 4,873.5130 carats.
(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 4,873.5130 carats 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 one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 6,580 carats.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 6,580 carats. 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-one-thousandth as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 11,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 11,000 carats. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 14,000 carats.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 14,000 carats. 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 one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 20,000 carats.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 20,000 carats. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 20,000 carats.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 20,000 carats. 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 3,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.00305 carats.
(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 0.00305 carats. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 298,000 carats of sugar each year.
It's about one-four-thousandth as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 33,157.89470 carats.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 24,315.78950 carats, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 33,157.89470 carats. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 24,366.88160 carats will float in water.
It's about one-five-thousandth as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 40,000 carats.
(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 40,000 carats. 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 6,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0015 carats.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0015 carats. 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 one-seven-thousandth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 60,631.578950 carats.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 60,631.578950 carats. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 1,218,344.08 carats.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 144,000 carats.
(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 144,000 carats. 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-twenty-five-thousandth as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 212,000 carats.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 212,000 carats. The Indian town of Musiri in Tamil Nadu state features the world's only paying toilet, which rewards its users up to 10¢ Indian (10 paisas) per visit and uses the waste for compost and fertilizer.