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How heavy is 87.5 grains?

It's about one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 29,800,000 grains.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 29,800,000 grains. Reaching 5.5 m (18 ft) in height by adulthood, giraffe calves can grow as much as 3 cm (1 in) per day.
It's about one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 32,000,000 grains.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 32,000,000 grains. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-five-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 42,000,000 grains.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 42,000,000 grains. Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.
It's about one-six-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 59,000,000 grains.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 58,000,000 grains. Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).
It's about 0.0000010 times as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 93,000,000 grains.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 94,000,000 grains. Among African elephants, both males and females have tusks (whereas female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, do not have tusks) which can grow to 3 m (10 ft) and typically weigh about 62,000,000 grains
It's about 0.0000007 times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 136,000,000 grains.
(for FMNH PR 2081, a.k.a. "Sue") (a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus, a.k.a. T-Rex) (estimated live weight)
The notable Tyrannosaurus specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, "Sue," is estimated to have weighed about 136,000,000 grains while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
It's about 0.0000005 times as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 174,000,000 grains.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 174,000,000 grains. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."
It's about 0.00000008 times as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 1,100,000,000 grains.
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 1,100,000,000 grains. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 300,000,000 grains.
It's about 0.00000006 times as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 1,610,000,000 grains.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 1,610,000,000 grains. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 15.40 grains each.
It's about 0.00000004 times as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 2,200,000,000 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 — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 2,200,000,000 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 0.00000004 times as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 2,410,000,000 grains.
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 2,410,000,000 grains, based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 7,100,000 grains.
It's about 0.000000009 times as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 9,800,000,000 grains.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 9,800,000,000 grains. The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about 0.000000005 times 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 0.0000000006 times 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 0.0000000005 times 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.
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