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How heavy is 673,000 grains?

It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 39 grains.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 39 grains. According to a 2010 report by the United States Mint, the cost of manufacturing and distributing a penny is $0.0179 — more than its face-value.
It's about 25,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 28 grains.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 28 grains. 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 one-thirty-thousandth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 20,000,000,000 grains.
(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 20,000,000,000 grains. 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 29,000,000,000 grains.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 22 grains.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 22 grains. 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 40,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 17 grains.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 18 grains. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 49,000,000 grains of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about 55,000 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 200,000 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 one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 156,000,000,000 grains.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 156,000,000,000 grains. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about one-three-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
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 one-five-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
Flag of The US
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 2,000,000 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 0.0000004 times as heavy as The CN Tower
Flag of Canada
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 0.0000002 times as heavy as The Sears Tower
Flag of The US
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 3,114,000,000,000 grains.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 3,114,000,000,000 grains. 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.
It's about 0.0000002 times as heavy as The Empire State Building
Flag of The US
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 5,110,000,000,000 grains.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 5,110,000,000,000 grains. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 10,000,000 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.
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