How heavy is 3,000,000 carats?
It's about 85,000 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 35 carats.
(adult)
It's about 100,000 times as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 27.630 carats.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. America the Beautiful quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The America the Beautiful series quarters, which began to enter circulation in 2017, weigh 27.630 carats each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about 100,000 times as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 24 carats.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
The weight of a ream (500 sheets) of 44,000 carats, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 9,700 carats, each sheet weighing 24 carats. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about 150,000 times as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 20 carats.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 20 carats. The use of dice and dice-like tools predates written history, with the oldest known examples belonging to a 5,000-year old backgammon set uncovered during an archaeological dig in modern-day Iran.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The CN Tower
The weight of The CN Tower is about 574,620,000,000 carats.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada)
The CN Tower weighs approximately 574,620,000,000 carats. The Tower is home to the world's highest glass floor — a viewing area that allows visitors to look straight down 342 m (1,120 ft) to the ground below.
It's about 250,000 times as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 12 carats.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 12 carats. According to a 2010 report by the United States Mint, the cost of manufacturing and distributing a penny is $0.0179 — more than its face-value.
It's about one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Sears Tower
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 983,400,000,000 carats.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 983,400,000,000 carats. The outer wall surface of the Tower is covered with black anodized aluminum panels which would total 110,000 sq. m (28 acres) if laid out together.
It's about 350,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 8.80 carats.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 8.80 carats. Although this size is the most common home playing card, many casinos use "bridge size" cards — 2,640 sq. mm (4.036 sq. in) smaller in area.
It's about 450,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 6.80 carats.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 6.80 carats. The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
It's about one-five-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 1,610,000,000,000 carats.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 1,610,000,000,000 carats. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 550,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 5.40 carats.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 5.50 carats. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 15,000,000 carats of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about 800,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 3.80 carats.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 3.80 carats. Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about 0.0000008 times as heavy as The Golden Gate Bridge
The weight of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 3,920,000,000,000 carats.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (Post 1986 weight reduction; total weight of bridge, anchorage, and approaches)
Following the completion of the 1986 project to eliminate excess material, the total weight of the Golden Gate Bridge — including its anchorages and approaches — is 3,920,000,000,000 carats. The two main cables in the spanning the bridge are spun out of a total of 129,000 km (80,200 mi) of wire.
It's about 3,000,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 1 carats.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 1 carats. The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about 0.00000010 times as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza
The weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 29,000,000,000,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated mass of 29,000,000,000,000 carats. The 2,300,000 stones used in the construction of the pyramid weighed an average 11,000,000 carats and were quarried from distances of up to 805 km (500 mi) away.