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How heavy is 1.00003 kilograms?

It's about one-five-hundredth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 516 kilograms.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 352 and 680 kg. 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-five-hundredth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 521 kilograms.
(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 521 kg. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about 550 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.0018 kilograms.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.0018 kilograms. 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 one-six-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 680 kilograms.
(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 680 kg. 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 700 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.0014 kilograms.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.0014 kilograms. 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 900 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.0011 kilograms.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.0011 kilograms. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 3,200 kilograms of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about 1,500 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.00079 kilograms.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.00079 kilograms. 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 1,652 kilograms.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 1,652 kg. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 386 kg.
It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 1,930 kilograms.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 1,930 kg. 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-two-thousandth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 2,100 kilograms.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 1,400 and 2,800 kg. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 2,700 kilograms.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 2,700 kilograms. 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 one-four-thousandth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 3,800 kilograms.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 3,000 to 4,500 kg. 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 5,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.0002 kilograms.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.0002 kilograms. 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 one-six-thousandth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 6,100 kilograms.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 6,100 kg. 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 kg
It's about one-nine-thousandth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 8,800 kilograms.
(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 kilograms while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
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