How heavy is 2.205 firkins?
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 216 firkins.
(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 216 firkins 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 277 firkins.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 277 firkins. 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."
It's about 150 times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 0.015277777778 firkins.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.015277777778 firkins. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 0.011 firkins.
(a.k.a. Soccer, a.k.a. Association Football) (FIFA Law 2 specification)
According to FIFA's Law of the Game number 2, a football must weigh between 0.01 firkins and 0.011 firkins. An artifact on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, Scotland is said to be the world's oldest football and is about one-third to one-half the size of a modern football.
It's about 200 times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 0.01006944444444 firkins.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 0.009722222222222 firkins and 0.01041666666667 firkins. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about 250 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.0086 firkins.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.0086 firkins. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about 300 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.0076 firkins.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.0076 firkins. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about 500 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.005 firkins.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.005 firkins. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 0.60 firkins of food in their borrows.
It's about 550 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.0039930555555556 firkins.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.0038194444444444 firkins and 0.0041666666666667 firkins. 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 550 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.0039930555555556 firkins.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.0038194444444444 firkins and 0.0041666666666667 firkins. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 600 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.0035590277777778 firkins.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.0034722222222222 firkins and 0.0036458333333333 firkins. 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 650 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.00331 firkins.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.00331 firkins. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 1,700 firkins.
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 1,700 firkins. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 480 firkins.
It's about 950 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0023 firkins.
(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 0.0023 firkins. 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 5.60 firkins.
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 2,560 firkins.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 2,560 firkins. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.00002450 firkins each.