How heavy is 3,000,000 carats?
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 14,000 carats.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 14,000 carats. The steeple of the Church of St. Martin in Landshut, Germany is said to be the tallest brick tower in the world at a height of 130.6 m (428.5 ft) and was constructed using an estimated 650,000 bricks.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 680,000,000 carats.
(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 680,000,000 carats. 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 one-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 760,000,000 carats.
(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 760,000,000 carats, 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 2,240,000 carats.
It's about 250 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 11,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 11,000 carats. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about 450 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 6,580 carats.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 6,580 carats. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about 600 times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 4,873.5130 carats.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 4,873.5130 carats rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about
13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about 1,000 times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 3,039.47368420 carats.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 3,039.47368420 carats. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 3,090,000,000 carats.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 3,090,000,000 carats. 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 1,500 times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 2,100 carats.
(a.k.a. Soccer, a.k.a. Association Football) (FIFA Law 2 specification)
According to FIFA's Law of the Game number 2, a football must weigh between 2,000 carats and 2,200 carats. An artifact on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, Scotland is said to be the world's oldest football and is about one-third to one-half the size of a modern football.
It's about 1,500 times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 2,003.2894736880 carats.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 1,934.2105263190 carats and 2,072.3684210560 carats. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 1,700 carats.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 1,700 carats. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 1,500 carats.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 1,500 carats. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 6,300,000,000 carats.
(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 6,300,000,000 carats. 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 9,300,000,000 carats.
It's about 3,000 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 1,000 carats.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 1,000 carats. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 100,000 carats of food in their borrows.
It's about 4,000 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 794.407894738130 carats.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 759.868421053870 carats and 828.94736842240 carats. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.