How heavy is 150,000 grams?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 1,652,000 grams.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 1,652,000 grams. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 386,000 grams.
It's about twelve times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 12,441.390720 grams.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 12,441.390720 grams. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 250,000 grams.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 1,930,000 grams.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 1,930,000 grams. 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 one-fifteenth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 2,100,000 grams.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 2,100,000 grams. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 2,700,000 grams.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 2,700,000 grams. 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 twenty times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 9,000 grams.
(a.k.a. "Wiener dog", a.k.a. Teckel, a.k.a. Dackel, a.k.a. "hot dog dog", a.k.a. "sausage dog", a.k.a. "doxie") (FCI standard; standard size)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for dachshunds to weigh about 9,000 grams. Despite of their small size, a 2008 survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania named dachshunds as the most aggressive dog breed.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 6,803.885550 grams.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 4,989.516070 grams, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 6,803.885550 grams. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5,000 grams will float in water.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 3,800,000 grams.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 3,800,000 grams. 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 thirty times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 5,000 grams.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 5,000 grams. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 5,000 grams.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 5,000 grams. Cats are known for their righting reflex, which allows them to land on their feet and survive falls from heights of 1 m up to about 21 m.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 6,100,000 grams.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 6,100,000 grams. 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 4,000,000 grams
It's about 50 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 2,900 grams.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 2,900 grams. 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-sixtieth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 8,800,000 grams.
(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 8,800,000 grams 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 65 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 2,250 grams.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 2,250 grams. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 11,300,000 grams.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 11,300,000 grams. 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."