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How heavy is 967 firkins?

It's about 2,000,000,000 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 9,000,000,000 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 10,000,000,000 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 65,000,000,000 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 150,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.00000000730 firkins.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.00000000730 firkins. 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 700,000,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.000000001430 firkins.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.000000001430 firkins. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 1,400,000 firkins of salt each year.
It's about 0.00000000000000000000000002 times as heavy as The Sun
The weight of The Sun is about 49,000,000,000,000,004,774,258,802,688.0000000000000000000000000000000 firkins.
The sun has a mass of 48,999,999,999,999,999,566,971,733,540,864.0000000000000000000000000000000000 firkins which represents 99.9% of the solar system's total mass. 98.7% of the sun's mass consists of hydrogen and helium — respectively the lightest and second-lightest elements in the universe.
It's about 0.000000000000000000007 times as heavy as The Earth
The weight of The Earth is about 146,329,999,999,999,997,378,560.00000000000000000000000000000 firkins.
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