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How heavy is 2,410,000,000 grains?

It's about one-two-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
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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 2,000 times as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 1,124,000 grains.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 1,123,000 grains when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about 3,000 times as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 770,000 grains.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 770,000 grains. 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.
It's about 3,500 times as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 673,000 grains.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 673,000 grains. 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-five-thousandth 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 5,500 times as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 455,000 grains.
(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 455,000 grains. 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 15,000 times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 192,000 grains.
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 192,000 grains. The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 3,858,089.5880 grains.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 100,000 grains.
(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 100,000 grains. 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 25,000 times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 105,000 grains.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 77,000 grains, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 105,000 grains. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 77,161.79180 grains will float in water.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 80,000 grains.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 80,000 grains. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 70,000 grains.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 70,000 grains. 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 one-forty-thousandth 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 55,000 times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 45,000 grains.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 45,000 grains. 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 70,000 times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 34,700 grains.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 34,700 grains. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about 100,000 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 20,800 grains.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 20,800 grains. 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.
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