How heavy is 0.20 miligrams?
It's about two-thirds as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.30 miligrams.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.3 mg. The true pigment of a poppy seed is brown in color, while the characteristic bluish color is an optical illusion caused by a layer of calcium oxalate crystals refracting light rays.
It's about one-third as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.6250 miligrams.
(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 0.625 mg. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 61,200,000 miligrams of sugar each year.
It's about three-and-a-half times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.0585 miligrams.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.0585 mgs. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 57,000,000,000,000 miligrams of salt each year.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 3.640 miligrams.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 3.64 mg. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 2,010,000,000 miligrams of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 4.40 miligrams.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 4.4 mg. 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 one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 21 miligrams.
(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 21 mg 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 Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 200 miligrams.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 200 mg. The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about one-four-thousandth as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 790 miligrams.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 790 miligrams. Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 1,100 miligrams.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 1,100 miligrams. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 3,200,000,000 miligrams of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about one-seven-thousandth as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 1,400 miligrams.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 1,400 miligrams. 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 one-nine-thousandth as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 1,800 miligrams.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 1,800 miligrams. 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 one-fifteen-thousandth as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 2,500 miligrams.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 2,500 miligrams. 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 one-twenty-thousandth as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 4,100 miligrams.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 4,100 miligrams. 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 one-twenty-five-thousandth as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 5,000 miligrams.
(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 9,100,000 miligrams, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 2,000,000 miligrams, each sheet weighing 5,000 miligrams. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 5,670 miligrams.
(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 5,670 miligrams each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.