How heavy is 38.3 ounces?
It's about 1,500 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.028 ounces.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.028 ounces. 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 5,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.007 ounces.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.007 ounces. 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 50,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.00074 ounces.
(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 0.00074 ounces 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 250,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00016 ounces.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00016 ounces. 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 300,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000128 ounces.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000128 ounces. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 70,900 ounces of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 1,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.0000220 ounces.
(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 0.0000220 ounces. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 2,160 ounces of sugar each year.
It's about 3,500,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0000110 ounces.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0000110 ounces. 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 20,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.000002060 ounces.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.000002060 ounces. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 2,010,000,000 ounces of salt each year.