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How heavy is 1,900,000 tons?

It's about 30,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00006360 tons.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00006360 tons. 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 40,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 0.000050630 tons.
(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 0.000050630 tons. 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 50,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 0.0000370 tons.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 0.0000380 tons. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about 70,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.0000260 tons.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.0000260 tons. 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 80,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.0000230 tons.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.0000230 tons. 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 100,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.0000170 tons.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.0000170 tons. 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 150,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.0000130 tons.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.0000130 tons. 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 250,000,000,000 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.00000780 tons.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.00000780 tons. 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 300,000,000,000 times as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 0.000006250 tons.
(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 0.000006250 tons each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about 350,000,000,000 times as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 0.00000550 tons.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
The weight of a ream (500 sheets) of 0.01 tons, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 0.0022 tons, each sheet weighing 0.00000550 tons. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about 400,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 0.00000450 tons.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 0.00000450 tons. The use of dice and dice-like tools predates written history, with the oldest known examples belonging to a 5,000-year old backgammon set uncovered during an archaeological dig in modern-day Iran.
It's about 700,000,000,000 times as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 0.00000280 tons.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 0.00000280 tons. According to a 2010 report by the United States Mint, the cost of manufacturing and distributing a penny is $0.0179 — more than its face-value.
It's about 950,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.00000200 tons.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.00000200 tons. Although this size is the most common home playing card, many casinos use "bridge size" cards — 2,640 sq. mm (4.036 sq. in) smaller in area.
It's about 1,000,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.00000150 tons.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.00000150 tons. The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
It's about 1,500,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.00000120 tons.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.00000130 tons. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 3.50 tons of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
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