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How heavy is 3 firkins?

It's about ten times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.30476190480 firkins.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.30476190480 firkins. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 6.1239517270 firkins.
It's about ten times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.20 firkins.
(a.k.a. "Wiener dog", a.k.a. Teckel, a.k.a. Dackel, a.k.a. "hot dog dog", a.k.a. "sausage dog", a.k.a. "doxie") (FCI standard; standard size)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for dachshunds to weigh about 0.20 firkins. Despite of their small size, a 2008 survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania named dachshunds as the most aggressive dog breed.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 40.470 firkins.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 40.470 firkins. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 9.4550 firkins.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 47.30 firkins.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 47.30 firkins. 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-fifteenth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 51 firkins.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 51 firkins. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about eighteen times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.1666666670 firkins.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.1222222220 firkins, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.1666666670 firkins. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.1224790350 firkins will float in water.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.10 firkins.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.10 firkins. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 66 firkins.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 66 firkins. 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 thirty times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.10 firkins.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.10 firkins. Cats are known for their righting reflex, which allows them to land on their feet and survive falls from heights of 1 m up to about 21 m.
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 93 firkins.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 92 firkins. 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 40 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.071 firkins.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.071 firkins. The steeple of the Church of St. Martin in Landshut, Germany is said to be the tallest brick tower in the world at a height of 130.6 m (428.5 ft) and was constructed using an estimated 650,000 bricks.
It's about one-fiftieth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 150 firkins.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 150 firkins. 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 98 firkins
It's about 55 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.0551 firkins.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.0551 firkins. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-seventieth 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 90 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.0331 firkins.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.0331 firkins. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
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