How heavy is 6,580 carats?
It's about eight-and-a-half times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 794.407894738130 carats.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 759.868421053870 carats and 828.94736842240 carats. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 60,631.578950 carats.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 60,631.578950 carats. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 1,218,344.08 carats.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 708.05921052747 carats.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 690.789473685330 carats and 725.32894736960 carats. 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 ten times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 658 carats.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 658 carats. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about fourteen times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 460 carats.
(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 460 carats. 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 1,100,000 carats.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 320 carats.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 320 carats. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 144,000 carats.
(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 144,000 carats. 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 twenty times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 281 carats.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 281 carats. 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 thirty times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 223.80 carats.
(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 223.80 carats. 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-thirtieth as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 212,000 carats.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 212,000 carats. 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 one-thirty-fifth as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 240,000 carats.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 240,000 carats. 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 40 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 170 carats.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 170 carats. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 354,800 carats.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 354,800 carats when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about 55 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 120 carats.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 120 carats. 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-sixty-fifth as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 410,000 carats.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 410,000 carats. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.