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It's about 350 times as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 59,000,000 grains.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 58,000,000 grains. Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).
It's about 500 times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 42,000,000 grains.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 42,000,000 grains. Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.
It's about 600 times as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 32,000,000 grains.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 32,000,000 grains. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-six-hundredth as heavy as The Golden Gate Bridge
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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 650 times as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 29,800,000 grains.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 29,800,000 grains. Reaching 5.5 m (18 ft) in height by adulthood, giraffe calves can grow as much as 3 cm (1 in) per day.
It's about 800 times as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 25,490,000 grains.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 25,490,000 grains. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 5,957,000 grains.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 10,000,000 grains.
(for Holstein, a.k.a. Holstein Friesian, a.k.a. Friesian, Bos primigenius) (adult, heifer)
A mature Holstein cow (the well-known black-and-white, spotted breed of cow) typically weighs 10,000,000 grains. President William Howard Taft (1909 - 1913) kept a Holstein cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House grounds — a gift from a Wisconsin senator and the source of the First Family's milk.
It's about 2,500 times as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 8,040,000 grains.
(a.k.a. brown bear, a.k.a. silver bear, Ursus arctos horribilis) (Adult, male, coastal area population average)
An adult, male grizzly bear from a coastal area (where food is plentiful) can weigh up to 8,040,000 grains. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about 2,500 times as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 7,960,000 grains.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between 7,960,000 grains. Polar bears are so heavily insulated by their 9.9 cm (3.9 in) layer of blubber that they are often difficult to detect using infrared photography sensors.
It's about 3,000 times as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 6,900,000 grains.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs 6,900,000 grains. Well-made pianos such as this may last 75 to 100 years.
It's about 3,000 times as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 6,500,000 grains.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between 6,500,000 grains. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to 840,000 grains.
It's about one-four-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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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 5,000 times as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 3,900,000 grains.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between 3,900,000 grains. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
It's about 5,500 times as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 3,500,000 grains.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 3,500,000 grains. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 91,000,000,000 grains of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about 6,500 times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 3,100,000 grains.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 3,100,000 grains. These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
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