How heavy is 12 grains?
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 520 grains.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 530 grains. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-sixtieth as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 708.80 grains.
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 708.80 grains. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 890 grains.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 890 grains. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 1,000 grains.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 1,000 grains. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 1,500 grains.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 1,500 grains. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 3,500,000 grains.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 2,080 grains.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 2,080 grains. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.068 grains.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.068 grains. 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 one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 2,242.18750 grains.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 2,187.50 grains and 2,296.8750 grains. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 2,515.6250 grains.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 2,406.250 grains and 2,625 grains. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 2,515.6250 grains.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 2,406.250 grains and 2,625 grains. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.0562 grains.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.0562 grains. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 31,000,000 grains of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 3,000 grains.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 3,000 grains. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 400,000 grains of food in their borrows.
It's about one-four-hundredth as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 4,800 grains.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 4,800 grains. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 5,400 grains.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 5,400 grains. 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 one-five-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 6,343.750 grains.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 6,125 grains and 6,562.50 grains. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.