How heavy is 2.7 tonnes?
It's about one-nine-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 24,600 tonnes.
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty, including her base is roughly 24,600 tonnes. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.0002 tonnes.
(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 tonnes. 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 tonnes of food in their borrows.
It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.00016300975796875 tonnes.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.0001559223771875 tonnes and 0.00017009713875 tonnes. 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 15,000 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.00016300975796875 tonnes.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.0001559223771875 tonnes and 0.00017009713875 tonnes. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.00014529130601563 tonnes.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.000141747615625 tonnes and 0.00014883499640625 tonnes. 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 20,000 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.000135 tonnes.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.000135 tonnes. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0000940 tonnes.
(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 0.0000940 tonnes. 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 0.230 tonnes.
It's about 40,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0000650 tonnes.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0000650 tonnes. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as heavy as The CN Tower
The weight of The CN Tower is about 117,910 tonnes.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada)
The CN Tower weighs approximately 117,910 tonnes. The Tower is home to the world's highest glass floor — a viewing area that allows visitors to look straight down 342 m (1,120 ft) to the ground below.
It's about 45,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00005770 tonnes.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00005770 tonnes. 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 60,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.000045930 tonnes.
(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 0.000045930 tonnes. 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 one-seventy-five-thousandth as heavy as The Sears Tower
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 201,800 tonnes.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 201,800 tonnes. The outer wall surface of the Tower is covered with black anodized aluminum panels which would total 110,000 sq. m (28 acres) if laid out together.
It's about 80,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.0000340 tonnes.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0000340 tonnes. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about 100,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.0000240 tonnes.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.0000240 tonnes. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 331,000 tonnes.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 331,000 tonnes. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.