How heavy is 2.99 slugs?
It's about ten times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.30 slugs.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.30 slugs. 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-tenth as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 31 slugs.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 31 slugs. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 35.40 slugs.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 35.40 slugs. 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-tenth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 35.70 slugs.
(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 35.70 slugs. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about fifteen times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.20 slugs.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.20 slugs. 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-fifteenth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 47 slugs.
(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 47 slugs. 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 nineteen-and-a-half times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.1540 slugs.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.1540 slugs. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.0925 slugs.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.0925 slugs. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about one-fortieth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 113.20 slugs.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 113.20 slugs. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 26.450 slugs.
It's about 45 times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 0.06852368 slugs.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 0.06852368 slugs rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about
13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 132 slugs.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 132 slugs. 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-fiftieth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 140 slugs.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 140 slugs. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 190 slugs.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 190 slugs. 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 70 times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 0.042736306478 slugs.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.042736306478 slugs. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-ninetieth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 260 slugs.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 260 slugs. 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).