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How heavy is 95.1 ounces?

It's about one-seventy-fifth as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 7,100 ounces.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 7,100 ounces. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about 80 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 1.20 ounces.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 1.2 oz. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 8,100 ounces.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 8,100 ounces. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 210,000,000 ounces of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about one-ninetieth as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 8,800 ounces.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 8,800 ounces. 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 100 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.850 ounces.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.850 ounces. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about 150 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.740 ounces.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.740 ounces. While most mice typically live two to three years, the Methuselah Mouse Prize — an award administered by a non-profit organization which advances aging-related research — was once awarded to a team of scientists whose research resulted in a mouse living just under five years.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 15,000 ounces.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 15,000 ounces. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 1,900 ounces.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 16,000 ounces.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 16,000 ounces. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.530 ounces.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.530 ounces. 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.
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 18,200 ounces.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 18,200 ounces. Polar bears are so heavily insulated by their 9.9 cm (3.9 in) layer of blubber that they are often difficult to detect using infrared photography sensors.
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 18,400 ounces.
(a.k.a. brown bear, a.k.a. silver bear, Ursus arctos horribilis) (Adult, male, coastal area population average)
An adult, male grizzly bear from a coastal area (where food is plentiful) can weigh up to 18,400 ounces. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.420 ounces.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.420 ounces. 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-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 24,000 ounces.
(for Holstein, a.k.a. Holstein Friesian, a.k.a. Friesian, Bos primigenius) (adult, heifer)
A mature Holstein cow (the well-known black-and-white, spotted breed of cow) typically weighs 24,000 ounces. President William Howard Taft (1909 - 1913) kept a Holstein cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House grounds — a gift from a Wisconsin senator and the source of the First Family's milk.
It's about 400 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.250 ounces.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.25 oz. 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 500 times as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 0.20 ounces.
(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 0.20 ounces each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
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