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How heavy is 151.52 stones?

It's about one-and-two-fifths times as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 110 stones.
(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 110 stones. 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 three-fifths as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 260.10 stones.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 260.10 stones. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 60.780 stones.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 82 stones.
(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 82 stones. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 81.30 stones.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 81.30 stones. 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 half as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 304 stones.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 304 stones. 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 two times as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 71 stones.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 71 stones. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about half as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 330 stones.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 330 stones. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 66 stones.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 66 stones. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 8.60 stones.
It's about one-third as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 430 stones.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 430 stones. 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 four times as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 39 stones.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 39 stones. 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 one-fourth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 600 stones.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 590 stones. 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 four times as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 36 stones.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 36 stones. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 930,000 stones of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about five times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 31 stones.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 31 stones. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about six times as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 26.10 stones.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 26.10 stones. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.

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It's about one-fifth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 950 stones.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 960 stones. 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 630 stones
 
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