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How heavy is 616 slugs?

It's about one-twenty-thousandth as heavy as The Sears Tower
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The weight of The Sears Tower is about 13,830,000 slugs.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 13,830,000 slugs. 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 25,000 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.024 slugs.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.024 slugs. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.021 slugs.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.021 slugs. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-thirty-five-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
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The weight of The Empire State Building is about 22,700,000 slugs.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 22,700,000 slugs. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 40,000 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.01 slugs.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.01 slugs. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 2 slugs of food in their borrows.
It's about 55,000 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.011169716465769 slugs.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.010684076619431 slugs and 0.011655356312107 slugs. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about 55,000 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.011169716465769 slugs.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.010684076619431 slugs and 0.011655356312107 slugs. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 60,000 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.0099556168499244 slugs.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.0097127969267555 slugs and 0.010198436773093 slugs. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about 65,000 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.00925 slugs.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.00925 slugs. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-ninety-thousandth as heavy as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The weight of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 55,200,000 slugs.
(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 55,200,000 slugs. 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 95,000 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0064 slugs.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 0.0064 slugs. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 16 slugs.
It's about 150,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0045 slugs.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0045 slugs. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 150,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00395 slugs.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00395 slugs. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about 200,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.003147 slugs.
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 0.003147 slugs. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about 250,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.0023 slugs.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0023 slugs. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
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