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It's about one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 230,000,000 miligrams.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 230,000,000 miligrams. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 5,900,000,000,000 miligrams of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-three-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 200,000,000 miligrams.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 200,000,000 miligrams. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 166,000,000 miligrams.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 166,000,000 miligrams. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.

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It's about one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 150,000,000 miligrams.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 150,000,000 miligrams. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 6,400,000 miligrams of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 85,000,000 miligrams.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 85,000,000 miligrams. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 72,800,000 miligrams.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 72,800,000 miligrams when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about one-seventy-five-thousandth as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 50,000,000 miligrams.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 50,000,000 miligrams. It is the largest octopus species and is known for its considerable intelligence, including the ability to open jars, solve mazes, and mimic other octopuses.
It's about one-seventy-thousandth as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 43,600,000 miligrams.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 43,600,000 miligrams. The Indian town of Musiri in Tamil Nadu state features the world's only paying toilet, which rewards its users up to 10¢ Indian (10 paisas) per visit and uses the waste for compost and fertilizer.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 29,500,000 miligrams.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 29,500,000 miligrams. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 12,441,390.720 miligrams.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 12,441,390.720 miligrams. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 250,000,000 miligrams.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 9,000,000 miligrams.
(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 9,000,000 miligrams. 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-ten-thousandth as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 6,803,885.550 miligrams.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 4,989,516.07 miligrams, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 6,803,885.550 miligrams. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5,000,000 miligrams will float in water.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 5,000,000 miligrams.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 5,000,000 miligrams. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 5,000,000 miligrams.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 5,000,000 miligrams. 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-four-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 2,900,000 miligrams.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 2,900,000 miligrams. 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.
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