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How heavy is 65 pounds?

It's about 15,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.004 pounds.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.004 pounds. 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 20,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.0031 pounds.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.0031 pounds. 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.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Flag of Brazil
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 1,400,000 pounds.
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 1,400,000 pounds. The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about 25,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.0024 pounds.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.0025 pounds. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 7,000 lbs of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about 35,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.0017 pounds.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.0017 pounds. Nails have been in use for more than 5,400 years and were ven used as a medium of exchange in ancient times.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 2,900,000 pounds.
(a.k.a. Giant Sequoia, a.k.a. Sierran redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia, a.k.a. "Big Tree", Sequoiadendron giganteum)
The weight of wood in a Giant Sequoia is 2,900,000 pounds. General Sherman, a specimen in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, California, is the largest tree in the world by volume, with an estimated weight of about 4,200,000 pounds.
It's about 100,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.0004 pounds.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.0004 pounds. The familiar teardrop shape of a raindrop is actually an optical illusion, caused by the reflection of the light and the motion of the drop.
It's about one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 22,300,000 pounds.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 22,300,000 pounds. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 29,370,000 pounds.
(a.k.a. New York and Brooklyn Bridge) (Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, New York) (total weight)
The total weight of the Brooklyn Bridge is approximately 29,370,000 pounds. In a promotional event to prove the bridge's stability shortly after it opened, entertainer P. T. Barnum led a parade of 21 elephants across it in May of 1884.
It's about one-eight-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 54,300,000 pounds.
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty, including her base is roughly 54,200,000 pounds. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about 1,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000460 pounds.
(conventional; US; long-, medium-, and short-gran varieties; uncooked)
With great differences in variety, the average among a sampling of common short-, medium- and long-grain rices finds that a single grain weighs about 0.0000460 pounds before cooking. A staple through most of human history, archaeological evidence indicates that the earliest rice cultivation was about 11,500 years ago.
It's about 0.0000003 times as heavy as The CN Tower
Flag of Canada
The weight of The CN Tower is about 259,950,000 pounds.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada)
The CN Tower weighs approximately 259,950,000 pounds. The Tower is home to the world's highest glass floor — a viewing area that allows visitors to look straight down 342 m (1,120 ft) to the ground below.
It's about 6,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000970 pounds.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000970 pounds. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15.10 m (49.55 ft) in height.
It's about 0.0000002 times as heavy as The Sears Tower
Flag of The US
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 444,900,000 pounds.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 444,900,000 pounds. 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 8,000,000 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 0.000008020 pounds.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 0.000008020 pounds. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 4,430 pounds of sesame seeds each day.
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