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How heavy is 6.167 slugs?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 5.80 slugs.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 5.80 slugs. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about one-and-one-fourth times as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 4.9880 slugs.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 4.9880 slugs when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about three-fifths as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 10 slugs.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 10 slugs. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 0.440 slugs of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 3.40 slugs.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 3.40 slugs. It is the largest octopus species and is known for its considerable intelligence, including the ability to open jars, solve mazes, and mimic other octopuses.
It's about half as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 11.30 slugs.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 11.30 slugs. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.

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It's about two times as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 2.990 slugs.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 2.990 slugs. The Indian town of Musiri in Tamil Nadu state features the world's only paying toilet, which rewards its users up to 10¢ Indian (10 paisas) per visit and uses the waste for compost and fertilizer.
It's about half as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 14 slugs.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 14 slugs. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about two-fifths as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 16 slugs.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 16 slugs. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 400,000 slugs of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-third as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 17 slugs.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 17 slugs. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about three times as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 2.02 slugs.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 2.02 slugs. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 29 slugs.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 29 slugs. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 3.70 slugs.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 31 slugs.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 31 slugs. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 35.40 slugs.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 35.40 slugs. Polar bears are so heavily insulated by their 9.9 cm (3.9 in) layer of blubber that they are often difficult to detect using infrared photography sensors.
It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 35.70 slugs.
(a.k.a. brown bear, a.k.a. silver bear, Ursus arctos horribilis) (Adult, male, coastal area population average)
An adult, male grizzly bear from a coastal area (where food is plentiful) can weigh up to 35.70 slugs. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about seven times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.85250606170 slugs.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.85250606170 slugs. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 17.130441460 slugs.
 
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