How heavy is 6.3 long tons?
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 140 long tons.
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 140 long tons. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 154 long tons.
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 154 long tons, based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 0.4530 long tons.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 0.250 long tons.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 0.250 long tons. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 0.230 long tons.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 0.230 long tons. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 5,800 long tons of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about thirty times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 0.20 long tons.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 0.20 long tons. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 0.20 long tons. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about forty times as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 0.1630 long tons.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 0.1630 long tons. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
It's about 45 times as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 0.150 long tons.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 0.150 long tons. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 0.0063 long tons of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about 75 times as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 0.084 long tons.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 0.084 long tons. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about 90 times as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 0.07165 long tons.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 0.07165 long tons when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 625 long tons.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 625 long tons. The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about 150 times as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 0.049 long tons.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 0.049 long tons. It is the largest octopus species and is known for its considerable intelligence, including the ability to open jars, solve mazes, and mimic other octopuses.
It's about 150 times as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 0.0429 long tons.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 0.0429 long tons. The Indian town of Musiri in Tamil Nadu state features the world's only paying toilet, which rewards its users up to 10¢ Indian (10 paisas) per visit and uses the waste for compost and fertilizer.
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 1,300 long tons.
(a.k.a. Giant Sequoia, a.k.a. Sierran redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia, a.k.a. "Big Tree", Sequoiadendron giganteum)
The weight of wood in a Giant Sequoia is 1,300 long tons. General Sherman, a specimen in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, California, is the largest tree in the world by volume, with an estimated weight of about 1,900 long tons.
It's about 200 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 500 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.