How heavy is 0.0001 firkins?
It's about 250 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.000000510 firkins.
(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 0.000000510 firkins 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-three-hundredth as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.0331 firkins.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.0331 firkins. 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-four-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.0551 firkins.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.0551 firkins. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-six-hundredth as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.071 firkins.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.071 firkins. 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-one-thousandth as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.10 firkins.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.10 firkins. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about one-one-thousandth as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.10 firkins.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.10 firkins. 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 1,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.000000110 firkins.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.000000110 firkins. 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 1,500 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.00000008920 firkins.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.00000008920 firkins. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 49.20 firkins of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.1666666670 firkins.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.1222222220 firkins, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.1666666670 firkins. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.1224790350 firkins will float in water.
It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 0.20 firkins.
(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 0.20 firkins. 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-two-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 0.30476190480 firkins.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 0.30476190480 firkins. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 6.1239517270 firkins.
It's about one-six-thousandth as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 0.7230 firkins.
(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 0.7230 firkins. 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 8,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.00000001530 firkins.
(a.k.a. white sugar, a.k.a. white refined sugar, a.k.a. table sugar, a.k.a. sucrose, a.k.a. saccharose)
A grain of sugar weighs approximately 0.00000001530 firkins. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 1.50 firkins of sugar each year.
It's about one-nine-thousandth as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 1.07 firkins.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 1.07 firkins. 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-ten-thousandth as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 1.20 firkins.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 1.20 firkins. 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.