The Measure of Things logo The Measure of Things logo

How heavy is 140,000 grains?

It's about 0.00000005 times as heavy as The Sears Tower
Flag of The US
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 3,114,000,000,000 grains.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 3,114,000,000,000 grains. The outer wall surface of the Tower is covered with black anodized aluminum panels which would total 110,000 sq. m (28 acres) if laid out together.
It's about 30,000,000 times as heavy as a Poppy Seed
The weight of a Poppy Seed is about 0.0046 grains.
(Papaver somniferum)
Fifty percent oil by weight, a poppy seed weighs approximately 0.0046 grains. 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 0.00000003 times as heavy as The Empire State Building
Flag of The US
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 5,110,000,000,000 grains.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 5,110,000,000,000 grains. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 0.00000001 times as heavy as The Golden Gate Bridge
Flag of The US
The weight of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 12,400,000,000,000 grains.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (Post 1986 weight reduction; total weight of bridge, anchorage, and approaches)
Following the completion of the 1986 project to eliminate excess material, the total weight of the Golden Gate Bridge — including its anchorages and approaches — is 12,400,000,000,000 grains. The two main cables in the spanning the bridge are spun out of a total of 129,000 km (80,200 mi) of wire.
It's about 150,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Salt
The weight of a Grain of Salt is about 0.000903 grains.
The mass of a grain of salt is approximately 0.000903 grains. Salt consumption varies widely by country; the people of the United States consume a combined total of about 880,000,000,000 grains of salt each year.
It's about 0.000000002 times as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza
Flag of Egypt
The weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 91,000,000,000,000 grains.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated mass of 91,000,000,000,000 grains. The 2,300,000 stones used in the construction of the pyramid weighed an average 35,000,000 grains and were quarried from distances of up to 805 km (500 mi) away.
It's about 0.000000000000000000000000000005 times as heavy as The Sun
The weight of The Sun is about 30,999,999,999,999,997,736,371,408,294,903,808.0000000000000000000000000000000000000 grains.
The sun has a mass of 31,000,000,000,000,001,757,761,616,363,586,060,288.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 grains 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 0.000000000000000000000002 times as heavy as The Earth
The weight of The Earth is about 92,186,999,999,999,991,788,106,416,128.0000000000000000000000000000000000 grains.
<<   <
More Results