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How heavy is 2.21 tons?

It's about 2,500,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.000000870 tons.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.000000870 tons. 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 0.000000200 tons.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.000000200 tons. 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 95,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000000230 tons.
(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 0.0000000230 tons 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 450,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000000490 tons.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000000490 tons. 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 550,000,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000000004010 tons.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000000004010 tons. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 2.210 tons of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 3,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.0000000006890 tons.
(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 0.0000000006890 tons. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 0.0675 tons of sugar each year.
It's about 6,500,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.000000000330 tons.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.000000000330 tons. 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 0.00000000006450 tons.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.00000000006450 tons. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 62,800 tons of salt each year.
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