How heavy is 0.01 tons?
It's about one-seventy-fifth as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 0.460 tons.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 0.460 tons. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 0.06 tons.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 0.50 tons.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 0.50 tons. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about 85 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0000720 tons.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0000720 tons. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 95 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00006360 tons.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00006360 tons. 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 one-ninety-fifth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 0.5690 tons.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 0.5690 tons. 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 one-ninety-fifth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 0.5740 tons.
(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 0.5740 tons. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about 100 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.000050630 tons.
(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 0.000050630 tons. 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-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 0.750 tons.
(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 0.750 tons. 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 150 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.0000370 tons.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0000380 tons. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about 250 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.0000260 tons.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.0000260 tons. 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 250 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.0000230 tons.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.0000230 tons. 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-three-hundredth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 1.8210 tons.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 1.8210 tons. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 0.42550 tons.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 2.130 tons.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 2.130 tons. 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 350 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.0000170 tons.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.0000170 tons. 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 one-four-hundredth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 2.30 tons.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 2.30 tons. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.