How heavy is 0.2460516319 long tons?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 1.90 long tons.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 1.90 long tons. 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-tenth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 2.10 long tons.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 2.10 long tons. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 0.029 long tons.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 0.029 long tons. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 2.70 long tons.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 2.70 long tons. 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 one-fifteenth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 3.70 long tons.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 3.70 long tons. 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).
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.01224489796 long tons.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.01224489796 long tons. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 0.24605163190 long tons.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 6 long tons.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 6 long tons. Among African elephants, both males and females have tusks (whereas female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, do not have tusks) which can grow to 3 m (10 ft) and typically weigh about 3.90 long tons
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.009 long tons.
(a.k.a. "Wiener dog", a.k.a. Teckel, a.k.a. Dackel, a.k.a. "hot dog dog", a.k.a. "sausage dog", a.k.a. "doxie") (FCI standard; standard size)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for dachshunds to weigh about 0.009 long tons. Despite of their small size, a 2008 survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania named dachshunds as the most aggressive dog breed.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 8.660 long tons.
(for FMNH PR 2081, a.k.a. "Sue") (a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus, a.k.a. T-Rex) (estimated live weight)
The notable Tyrannosaurus specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, "Sue," is estimated to have weighed about 8.660 long tons while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
It's about forty times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.00669642857 long tons.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.00491071429 long tons, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.00669642857 long tons. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.00492103264 long tons will float in water.
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 11.10 long tons.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 11.10 long tons. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."
It's about 50 times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.005 long tons.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.005 long tons. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about 60 times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.004 long tons.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.004 long tons. 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 85 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.0029 long tons.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.0029 long tons. 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 100 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.00221 long tons.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.00221 long tons. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.