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How heavy is 102.8 long tons?

It's about as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 103 long tons.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 103 long tons. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.0000009840 long tons each.
It's about three-fourths as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 140 long tons.
(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 140 long tons. 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 two-thirds as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 154 long tons.
(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 154 long tons, 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 0.4530 long tons.
It's about one-and-a-half times as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 70 long tons.
(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 70 long tons. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 19 long tons.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 625 long tons.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 625 long tons. 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 nine times as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 11.10 long tons.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 11.10 long tons. 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 twelve times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 8.660 long tons.
(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 8.660 long tons 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 one-fifteenth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 1,300 long tons.
(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 1,300 long tons. 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 1,900 long tons.
It's about seventeen times as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 6 long tons.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 6 long tons. 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 3.90 long tons
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 3.70 long tons.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 3.70 long tons. 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 forty times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 2.70 long tons.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 2.70 long tons. 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 50 times as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 2.10 long tons.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 2.10 long tons. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about 55 times as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 1.90 long tons.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 1.90 long 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 65 times as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 1.6260 long tons.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 1.6260 long tons. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 0.37990 long tons.
It's about one-ninety-fifth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 9,940 long tons.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 9,940 long tons. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
 
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