How heavy is 100,000 grains?
It's about fifteen times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 6,600 grains.
(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 6,300 grains and 6,900 grains. 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 sixteen times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 6,343.750 grains.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 6,125 grains and 6,562.50 grains. 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 nineteen times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 5,400 grains.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 5,400 grains. 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 twenty times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 4,800 grains.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 4,800 grains. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 2,300,000 grains.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 2,300,000 grains. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 99,000 grains of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 2,550,000 grains.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 2,550,000 grains. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.
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To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 3,000 grains.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 3,000 grains. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 400,000 grains of food in their borrows.
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 3,100,000 grains.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 3,100,000 grains. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 3,100,000 grains. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 3,500,000 grains.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 3,500,000 grains. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 91,000,000,000 grains of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 3,900,000 grains.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 3,900,000 grains. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about forty times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 2,515.6250 grains.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 2,406.250 grains and 2,625 grains. 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 forty times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 2,515.6250 grains.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 2,406.250 grains and 2,625 grains. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 45 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 2,242.18750 grains.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 2,187.50 grains and 2,296.8750 grains. 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 50 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 2,080 grains.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 2,080 grains. 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-sixty-fifth as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 6,500,000 grains.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 6,500,000 grains. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 840,000 grains.