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How heavy is 100 stones?

It's about 4,000 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.025669642857143 stones.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.024553571428571 stones and 0.026785714285714 stones. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 4,500 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.022879464285714 stones.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.022321428571429 stones and 0.0234375 stones. 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 4,500 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.0213 stones.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.0213 stones. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about 7,000 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.015 stones.
(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 0.015 stones. 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 36 stones.
It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.01 stones.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.01 stones. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00909 stones.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00909 stones. 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 15,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.007233 stones.
(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 0.007233 stones. 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-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 1,590,000 stones.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 1,590,000 stones. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.0054 stones.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0054 stones. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 2,098,000 stones.
(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 2,098,000 stones. 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 25,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.0038 stones.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.0038 stones. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.0033 stones.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.0033 stones. While most mice typically live two to three years, the Methuselah Mouse Prize — an award administered by a non-profit organization which advances aging-related research — was once awarded to a team of scientists whose research resulted in a mouse living just under five years.
It's about one-forty-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 3,880,000 stones.
(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 3,870,000 stones. 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 40,000 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.0024 stones.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.0024 stones. Data is stored on CDs by encoding into the track a series of tiny pits — each between 3.5 and 850 µm (0.00014 and 0.033 in) in length.
It's about 55,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.0019 stones.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.0019 stones. Batteries are named by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 and AAA batteries were given their name because they were smaller than the "AA" and "A" size batteries which were invented first.
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