How heavy is 12.5 tons?
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 0.000453125 tons.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 0.0004375 tons and 0.00046875 tons. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 365,000 tons.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 365,000 tons. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.00039 tons.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.00039 tons. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about 35,000 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.00034 tons.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.00034 tons. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about 60,000 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.0002 tons.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.0002 tons. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 0.03 tons of food in their borrows.
It's about 70,000 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.0001796875 tons.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.000171875 tons and 0.0001875 tons. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about 70,000 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.0001796875 tons.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.000171875 tons and 0.0001875 tons. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about one-seventy-thousandth as heavy as The Golden Gate Bridge
The weight of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 887,000 tons.
(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 887,000 tons. 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 80,000 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.00016015625 tons.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.00015625 tons and 0.0001640625 tons. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about 85,000 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.000149 tons.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.000149 tons. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about 100,000 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0001 tons.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 0.0001 tons. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 0.250 tons.
It's about 150,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0000720 tons.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0000720 tons. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 200,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00006360 tons.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00006360 tons. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about 250,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.000050630 tons.
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 0.000050630 tons. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about 350,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.0000370 tons.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0000380 tons. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.