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How heavy is 230 grains?

It's about nineteen times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 12 grains.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 12 grains. 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 70 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 3 grains.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 3 grains. 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 700 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.320 grains.
(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 0.320 grains 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 3,500 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 4,000 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 25,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.00965 grains.
(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 0.00965 grains. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 944,000 grains of sugar each year.
It's about 50,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0046 grains.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0046 grains. 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 250,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.000903 grains.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.000903 grains. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 880,000,000,000 grains of salt each year.
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