How heavy is 6,000 fluid drams (ʒ)?
It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.460 fluid drams (ʒ).
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.460 fluid drams (ʒ). Although this size is the most common home playing card, many casinos use "bridge size" cards — 2,640 sq. mm (4.036 sq. in) smaller in area.
It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.360 fluid drams (ʒ).
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.360 fluid drams (ʒ). The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.280 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.290 fluid drams (ʒ). President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 820,000 fluid drams (ʒ) of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
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 30,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.20 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.20 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 one-fifty-five-thousandth 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 100,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.05 fluid drams (ʒ).
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.05 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
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 one-five-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
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.
It's about 0.0000010 times as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 6,340,000,000 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, including her base is roughly 6,330,000,000 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 1,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0054 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 0.0054 fluid drams (ʒ) 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 0.0000002 times as heavy as The CN Tower
The weight of The CN Tower is about 30,327,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(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 30,327,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 5,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.0011 fluid drams (ʒ).
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.0011 fluid drams (ʒ). 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 6,500,000 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 0.0000001 times as heavy as The Sears Tower
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 51,900,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 51,900,000,000 fluid drams (ʒ). 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.