How heavy is 0.0000050 firkins?
It's about as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.00000500 firkins.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.00000500 firkins. The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about one-fourth as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.0000190 firkins.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.0000190 firkins. 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-fifth as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.0000270 firkins.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.0000280 firkins. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 78 firkins of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.0000340 firkins.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.0000340 firkins. 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 one-tenth as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.0000440 firkins.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.0000440 firkins. 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 nine-and-a-half times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.000000510 firkins.
(conventional; US; long-, medium-, and short-gran varieties; uncooked)
With great differences in variety, the average among a sampling of common short-, medium- and long-grain rices finds that a single grain weighs about 0.000000510 firkins before cooking. A staple through most of human history, archaeological evidence indicates that the earliest rice cultivation was about 11,500 years ago.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 0.0000610 firkins.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 0.0000610 firkins. 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-twentieth as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 0.0001 firkins.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 0.0001 firkins. 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-twenty-fifth as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 0.00012 firkins.
(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 0.220 firkins, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 0.049 firkins, each sheet weighing 0.00012 firkins. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 0.0001389 firkins.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. America the Beautiful quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The America the Beautiful series quarters, which began to enter circulation in 2017, weigh 0.0001389 firkins each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.00017 firkins.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.00017 firkins. The pupil of the eye varies depending on the amount of light it is exposed to, but typically measures about 4 mm across.
It's about 45 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.000000110 firkins.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.000000110 firkins. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
It's about 55 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.00000008920 firkins.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.00000008920 firkins. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 49.20 firkins of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-sixtieth as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.00029 firkins.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.00029 firkins. Batteries are named by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 and AAA batteries were given their name because they were smaller than the "AA" and "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about one-seventieth as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.00037 firkins.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.00037 firkins. Data is stored on CDs by encoding into the track a series of tiny pits — each between 3.5 and 850 µm (0.00014 and 0.033 in) in length.