How heavy is 1,000 shekels ( שקלים)?
It's about 0.00000004 times as heavy as The Sears Tower
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 24,260,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 24,260,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). The outer wall surface of the Tower is covered with black anodized aluminum panels which would total 110,000 sq. m (28 acres) if laid out together.
It's about 30,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0000360 shekels ( שקלים).
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0000360 shekels ( שקלים). 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 0.00000003 times as heavy as The Empire State Building
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 39,800,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 39,800,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 0.00000001 times as heavy as The Golden Gate Bridge
The weight of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 96,800,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (Post 1986 weight reduction; total weight of bridge, anchorage, and approaches)
Following the completion of the 1986 project to eliminate excess material, the total weight of the Golden Gate Bridge — including its anchorages and approaches — is 96,800,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). The two main cables in the spanning the bridge are spun out of a total of 129,000 km (80,200 mi) of wire.
It's about 150,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.000007030 shekels ( שקלים).
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.000007030 shekels ( שקלים). Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 6,850,000,000 shekels ( שקלים) of salt each year.
It's about 0.000000002 times as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza
The weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 710,000,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated mass of 710,000,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). The 2,300,000 stones used in the construction of the pyramid weighed an average 270,000 shekels ( שקלים) and were quarried from distances of up to 805 km (500 mi) away.
It's about 0.000000000000000000000000000004 times as heavy as The Sun
The weight of The Sun is about 239,999,999,999,999,991,261,511,079,165,952.00000000000000000000000000000000000 shekels ( שקלים).
The sun has a mass of 239,999,999,999,999,977,714,683,400,035,500,032.00000000000000000000000000000000000000 shekels ( שקלים) which represents 99.9% of the solar system's total mass. 98.7% of the sun's mass consists of hydrogen and helium — respectively the lightest and second-lightest elements in the universe.
It's about 0.000000000000000000000002 times as heavy as The Earth
The weight of The Earth is about 718,269,999,999,999,955,527,794,688.00000000000000000000000000000000 shekels ( שקלים).
The mass of the planet Earth is 718,269,999,999,999,955,527,794,688.00000000000000000000000000000000 shekels ( שקלים). The element iron makes up about 32% of that mass, or 230,560,000,000,000,010,133,438,464.00000000000000000000000000000000 shekels ( שקלים).