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How heavy is 0.00000015 megatonnes?

It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 0.0000016520 megatonnes.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 0.0000016520 megatonnes. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 0.0000003860 megatonnes.
It's about twelve times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.000000012441390720 megatonnes.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.000000012441390720 megatonnes. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 0.000000250 megatonnes.
It's about one-fifteenth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 0.000001930 megatonnes.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 0.000001930 megatonnes. 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 0.00000210 megatonnes.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 0.00000210 megatonnes. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
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 0.00000270 megatonnes.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 0.00000270 megatonnes. 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 twenty times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.00000000900 megatonnes.
(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 0.00000000900 megatonnes. 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 twenty times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.000000006803885550 megatonnes.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.000000004989516070 megatonnes, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.000000006803885550 megatonnes. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.00000000500 megatonnes will float in water.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 0.00000380 megatonnes.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 0.00000380 megatonnes. 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 thirty times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.00000000500 megatonnes.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.00000000500 megatonnes. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.00000000500 megatonnes.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.00000000500 megatonnes. 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-fortieth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 0.00000610 megatonnes.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 0.00000610 megatonnes. 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 0.00000400 megatonnes
It's about 50 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.00000000290 megatonnes.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.00000000290 megatonnes. 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-sixtieth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 0.00000880 megatonnes.
(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 0.00000880 megatonnes 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 65 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.000000002250 megatonnes.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.000000002250 megatonnes. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 0.00001130 megatonnes.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 0.00001130 megatonnes. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."
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