The Measure of Things logo The Measure of Things logo

How heavy is 36.458333333333 fluid drams (ʒ)?

It's about 40,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000936 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000936 fluid drams (ʒ). The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 517,000 fluid drams (ʒ) of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 1,600,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 1,600,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 1,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ)
It's about one-sixty-thousandth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 2,260,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 2,260,000 fluid drams (ʒ) 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 one-eighty-thousandth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 2,910,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 2,910,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 250,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.000161 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 0.000161 fluid drams (ʒ). Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 15,700 fluid drams (ʒ) of sugar each year.
It's about 450,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0000770 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0000770 fluid drams (ʒ). 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-five-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 18,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 18,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 5,100,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
It's about one-seven-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 26,900,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 26,900,000 fluid drams (ʒ). The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.2570 fluid drams (ʒ) each.
It's about one-one-millionth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 36,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 36,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 0.0000009 times as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 40,100,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 40,100,000 fluid drams (ʒ), 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 118,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
It's about 2,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.0000150 fluid drams (ʒ).
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.0000150 fluid drams (ʒ). Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 14,700,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ) of salt each year.
It's about 0.0000002 times as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 163,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 163,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 0.0000001 times as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 330,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. Giant Sequoia, a.k.a. Sierran redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia, a.k.a. "Big Tree", Sequoiadendron giganteum)
The weight of wood in a Giant Sequoia is 330,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). General Sherman, a specimen in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, California, is the largest tree in the world by volume, with an estimated weight of about 490,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
It's about 0.00000002 times as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 2,600,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 2,600,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about 0.00000001 times as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 3,426,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. New York and Brooklyn Bridge) (Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, New York) (total weight)
The total weight of the Brooklyn Bridge is approximately 3,426,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). In a promotional event to prove the bridge's stability shortly after it opened, entertainer P. T. Barnum led a parade of 21 elephants across it in May of 1884.
<<   <
More Results
>