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How heavy is 1,610,000,000 grains?

It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
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The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 205,600,000,000 grains.
(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 205,600,000,000 grains. 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 150 times as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 10,000,000 grains.
(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 10,000,000 grains. 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 200 times as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 8,040,000 grains.
(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 8,040,000 grains. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 7,960,000 grains.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 7,960,000 grains. 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 250 times as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 6,900,000 grains.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 6,900,000 grains. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
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The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 380,000,000,000 grains.
(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 380,000,000,000 grains. 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 250 times as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 6,500,000 grains.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 6,500,000 grains. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 840,000 grains.
It's about 400 times as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 3,900,000 grains.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 3,900,000 grains. 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 450 times as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 3,500,000 grains.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 3,500,000 grains. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 91,000,000,000 grains of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about 500 times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 3,100,000 grains.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 3,100,000 grains. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about 650 times as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 2,550,000 grains.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 2,550,000 grains. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.

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It's about 700 times as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 2,300,000 grains.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 2,300,000 grains. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 99,000 grains of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as The CN Tower
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The weight of The CN Tower is about 1,819,600,000,000 grains.
(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 1,819,600,000,000 grains. 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 1,000 times as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 1,300,000 grains.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 1,300,000 grains. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about 1,500 times as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 1,124,000 grains.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 1,123,000 grains when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
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