How heavy is 142 monme (匁)?
It's about 650 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.210 monme (匁).
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.210 monme (匁). 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 3,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.05 monme (匁).
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.05 monme (匁). 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 25,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0056 monme (匁).
(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 0.0056 monme (匁) 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 100,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.0012 monme (匁).
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.0012 monme (匁). 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 150,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000971 monme (匁).
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000971 monme (匁). The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 536,000 monme (匁) of sesame seeds each day.
It's about 850,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.000167 monme (匁).
(a.k.a. white sugar, a.k.a. white refined sugar, a.k.a. table sugar, a.k.a. sucrose, a.k.a. saccharose)
A grain of sugar weighs approximately 0.000167 monme (匁). Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 16,300 monme (匁) of sugar each year.
It's about 2,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0000800 monme (匁).
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0000800 monme (匁). The true pigment of a poppy seed is brown in color, while the characteristic bluish color is an optical illusion caused by a layer of calcium oxalate crystals refracting light rays.
It's about 9,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.00001560 monme (匁).
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.00001560 monme (匁). Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 15,200,000,000 monme (匁) of salt each year.