How heavy is 2,100 kilograms?
It's about 2,500,000 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 10,000,000 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 100,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000210 kilograms.
(conventional; US; long-, medium-, and short-gran varieties; uncooked)
With great differences in variety, the average among a sampling of common short-, medium- and long-grain rices finds that a single grain weighs about 0.0000210 kilograms before cooking. A staple through most of human history, archaeological evidence indicates that the earliest rice cultivation was about 11,500 years ago.
It's about 500,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000440 kilograms.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000440 kilograms. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
It's about 600,000,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000003640 kilograms.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000003640 kilograms. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 2,009.32 kg of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 3,500,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.0000006250 kilograms.
(a.k.a. white sugar, a.k.a. white refined sugar, a.k.a. table sugar, a.k.a. sucrose, a.k.a. saccharose)
A grain of sugar weighs approximately 0.0000006250 kilograms. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 61.2 kg of sugar each year.
It's about 7,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.000000300 kilograms.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.000000300 kilograms. The true pigment of a poppy seed is brown in color, while the characteristic bluish color is an optical illusion caused by a layer of calcium oxalate crystals refracting light rays.
It's about 35,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.00000005850 kilograms.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.00000005850 kilograms. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 57,000,000 kilograms of salt each year.