How heavy is 12,441.39072 grams?
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 166,000 grams.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 166,000 grams. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.
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To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 200,000 grams.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 200,000 grams. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 200,000 grams. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 230,000 grams.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 230,000 grams. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 5,900,000,000 grams of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 623.689508750 grams.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 623.68950875 g. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 250,000 grams.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 250,000 grams. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 430 grams.
(a.k.a. Soccer, a.k.a. Association Football) (FIFA Law 2 specification)
According to FIFA's Law of the Game number 2, a football must weigh between 410 g and 450 g. An artifact on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, Scotland is said to be the world's oldest football and is about one-third to one-half the size of a modern football.
It's about thirty times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 411.0680853125 grams.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 396.89332375 g and 425.242846875 g. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 420,000 grams.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 420,000 grams. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 54,000 grams.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 450,000 grams.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 450,000 grams. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about forty times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 350 grams.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 350 g. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about 40 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 310 grams.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 310 g. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 516,000 grams.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 516,000 grams. Polar bears are so heavily insulated by their 9.9 cm (3.9 in) layer of blubber that they are often difficult to detect using infrared photography sensors.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 521,000 grams.
(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 521,000 grams. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about one-fifty-fifth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 680,000 grams.
(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 680,000 grams. 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 60 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 200 grams.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 200 g. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 30,000 grams of food in their borrows.