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It's about 500 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.024 kilograms.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.024 kilograms. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about 600 times as heavy as a Mouse
The weight of a Mouse is about 0.021 kilograms.
(a.k.a. "House mouse", Mus musculus) (adult)
The weight of a mouse is typically an average of 0.021 kilograms. While most mice typically live two to three years, the Methuselah Mouse Prize — an award administered by a non-profit organization which advances aging-related research — was once awarded to a team of scientists whose research resulted in a mouse living just under five years.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 8,800 kilograms.
(for FMNH PR 2081, a.k.a. "Sue") (a.k.a. Tyrannosaurus, a.k.a. T-Rex) (estimated live weight)
The notable Tyrannosaurus specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, "Sue," is estimated to have weighed about 8,800 kilograms while alive. A renowned predator in popular culture, the teeth of tyrannosaurus rex were up to 33.02 cm (13 in) long.
It's about 850 times as heavy as a Compact disc
The weight of a Compact disc is about 0.015 kilograms.
(a.k.a. CD)
A compact disc typically weighs 0.015 kilograms. Data is stored on CDs by encoding into the track a series of tiny pits — each between 3.5 and 850 µm (0.00014 and 0.033 in) in length.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 11,300 kilograms.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 11,300 kg. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."
It's about 1,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AAA)
The weight of a Battery (AAA) is about 0.012 kilograms.
(Alkaline)
An "AAA" size battery weighs 0.012 kilograms. Batteries are named by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 and AAA batteries were given their name because they were smaller than the "AA" and "A" size batteries which were invented first.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as an Eye (Human)
The weight of an Eye (Human) is about 0.0071 kilograms.
(adult)
A fully developed eye (in a person over the age of thirteen), weighs about 0.0071 kilograms. The pupil of the eye varies depending on the amount of light it is exposed to, but typically measures about 4 mm across.
It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a US Quarter
The weight of a US Quarter is about 0.00567 kilograms.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. America the Beautiful quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The America the Beautiful series quarters, which began to enter circulation in 2017, weigh 0.00567 kilograms each. In answer to the common riddle, there are 119 ridges around the edge of the coin in its current design.
It's about 2,500 times as heavy as a sheet of Paper
The weight of a sheet of Paper is about 0.005 kilograms.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
The weight of a ream (500 sheets) of 9.10 kilograms, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is 2 kg, each sheet weighing 0.005 kilograms. Paper of this size has a thickness of 0.004 caliper (0.1 mm).
It's about 3,000 times as heavy as a Die (Dice)
The weight of a Die (Dice) is about 0.0041 kilograms.
(for six-sided, 16 mm, rounded cube)
A die, of the size most commonly used in board games and casinos, typically weight 0.0041 kilograms. The use of dice and dice-like tools predates written history, with the oldest known examples belonging to a 5,000-year old backgammon set uncovered during an archaeological dig in modern-day Iran.
It's about 5,000 times as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 0.0025 kilograms.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 0.0025 kilograms. According to a 2010 report by the United States Mint, the cost of manufacturing and distributing a penny is $0.0179 — more than its face-value.
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 71,000 kilograms.
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 71,000 kilograms. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 19,737 kg.
It's about 7,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.0018 kilograms.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.0018 kilograms. Although this size is the most common home playing card, many casinos use "bridge size" cards — 2,640 sq. mm (4.036 sq. in) smaller in area.
It's about one-eight-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 105,000 kilograms.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 73,000 and 136,000 kg. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.001 kilograms each.
It's about 9,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.0014 kilograms.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.0014 kilograms. The country of Norway has used the paper clip as something of a national symbol since the end of World War II based on the erroneous notion that the paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johan Vaaler. However, the paperclip had already been in existence for at least 30 years by the time of Vaaler patented his paperclip design.
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