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How heavy is 0.000012 tonnes?

It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.00135 tonnes.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.00135 tonnes. 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-two-hundredth as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.00225 tonnes.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.00225 tonnes. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.0029 tonnes.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.0029 tonnes. 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-three-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.005 tonnes.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.005 tonnes. 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-five-hundredth as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.005 tonnes.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.005 tonnes. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.00680388555 tonnes.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.00498951607 tonnes, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.00680388555 tonnes. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.005 tonnes will float in water.
It's about 550 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000000210 tonnes.
(conventional; US; long-, medium-, and short-gran varieties; uncooked)
With great differences in variety, the average among a sampling of common short-, medium- and long-grain rices finds that a single grain weighs about 0.0000000210 tonnes before cooking. A staple through most of human history, archaeological evidence indicates that the earliest rice cultivation was about 11,500 years ago.
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.009 tonnes.
(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 tonnes. 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-one-thousandth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.01244139072 tonnes.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.01244139072 tonnes. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 0.250 tonnes.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 0.0295 tonnes.
(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 0.0295 tonnes. 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 2,500 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000000440 tonnes.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000000440 tonnes. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
It's about 3,500 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000000003640 tonnes.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000000003640 tonnes. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 2.01 tonnes of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 0.0436 tonnes.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 0.0436 tonnes. 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-four-thousandth as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 0.05 tonnes.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 0.05 tonnes. 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 one-six-thousandth as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 0.0728 tonnes.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 0.0728 tonnes when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
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