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How heavy is 1.35 hundredweight?

It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 11.50 hundredweight.
(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 11.50 hundredweight. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to 55 kph (34 mph).
It's about nine times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 0.150 hundredweight.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 0.110 hundredweight, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 0.150 hundredweight. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 0.1102311310 hundredweight will float in water.
It's about ten times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 0.10 hundredweight.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 0.10 hundredweight. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about ten times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 0.10 hundredweight.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 0.10 hundredweight. 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-tenth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 15 hundredweight.
(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 15 hundredweight. 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 twenty times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 0.064 hundredweight.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 0.064 hundredweight. 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 one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 36.420 hundredweight.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 36.420 hundredweight. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 8.510 hundredweight.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 0.0496 hundredweight.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 0.0496 hundredweight. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 42.50 hundredweight.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 42.50 hundredweight. 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 one-thirty-fifth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 46 hundredweight.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 46 hundredweight. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 60 hundredweight.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 60 hundredweight. 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 45 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 0.0298 hundredweight.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 0.0298 hundredweight. 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.
It's about 60 times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 0.02204684 hundredweight.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 0.02204684 hundredweight rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about 13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about one-sixty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 84 hundredweight.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 83 hundredweight. 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 100 times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 0.01375 hundredweight.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 0.01375 hundredweight. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
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