How heavy is 1,900 pennyweights?
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 1,062,000 pennyweights.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 1,062,000 pennyweights. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 248,200 pennyweights.
It's about 600 times as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 3.20 pennyweights.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
The weight of a ream (500 sheets) of 5,800 pennyweights, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 1,300 pennyweights, each sheet weighing 3.20 pennyweights. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about one-six-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 1,240,000 pennyweights.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 1,240,000 pennyweights. Reaching 5.5 m (18 ft) in height by adulthood, giraffe calves can grow as much as 3 cm (1 in) per day.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 1,400,000 pennyweights.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 1,400,000 pennyweights. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about 700 times as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 2.60 pennyweights.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 2.60 pennyweights. The use of dice and dice-like tools predates written history, with the oldest known examples belonging to a 5,000-year old backgammon set uncovered during an archaeological dig in modern-day Iran.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 1,700,000 pennyweights.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 1,700,000 pennyweights. Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.
It's about 1,000 times as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 1.60 pennyweights.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 1.60 pennyweights. According to a 2010 report by the United States Mint, the cost of manufacturing and distributing a penny is $0.0179 — more than its face-value.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 2,400,000 pennyweights.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 2,400,000 pennyweights. Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).
It's about 1,500 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 1.20 pennyweights.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 1.20 pennyweights. Although this size is the most common home playing card, many casinos use "bridge size" cards — 2,640 sq. mm (4.036 sq. in) smaller in area.
It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 3,900,000 pennyweights.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 3,900,000 pennyweights. Among African elephants, both males and females have tusks (whereas female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, do not have tusks) which can grow to 3 m (10 ft) and typically weigh about 2,600,000 pennyweights
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.90 pennyweights.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.90 pennyweights. The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
It's about 2,500 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.710 pennyweights.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.730 pennyweights. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 2,000,000 pennyweights of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about one-three-thousandth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 5,660,000 pennyweights.
(for FMNH PR 2081, a.k.a. "Sue") (a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus, a.k.a. T-Rex) (estimated live weight)
The notable Tyrannosaurus specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, "Sue," is estimated to have weighed about 5,660,000 pennyweights while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
It's about 3,500 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.510 pennyweights.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.510 pennyweights. 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 one-four-thousandth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 7,270,000 pennyweights.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 7,270,000 pennyweights. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."