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How heavy is 385 miligrams?

It's about 90 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 4.40 miligrams.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 4.4 mg. 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 one-ninetieth as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 34,000 miligrams.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 34,000 miligrams. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about 100 times as heavy as a Sesame Seed
The weight of a Sesame Seed is about 3.640 miligrams.
(Sesamum indicum)
A sesame seed weighs approximately 3.64 mg. The McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, which is well-known for its sesame seed top bun, accounts for the consumption of an estimated 2,010,000,000 miligrams of sesame seeds each day.
It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 45,930 miligrams.
(per R&A USGA Rules of Golf; maximum rule weight)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), golf balls must weigh no more than 45,930 miligrams. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 57,700 miligrams.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 57,700 miligrams. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 65,000 miligrams.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 65,000 miligrams. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 94,000 miligrams.
(ISO 216 B8 size, a.k.a. "poker size" 63 x 88 mm, 52-card deck)
A deck of 52 ISO 216 B8-size playing cards weighs 94,000 miligrams. Utilizing nearly 3,700 decks, the record-holding largest card tower was built in early 2010, stood over 3.5 m (11 ft), and weighed over 230,000,000 miligrams.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 135,000 miligrams.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 135,000 miligrams. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about one-four-hundredth as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 145,291.306015630 miligrams.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 141,747.6156250 miligrams and 148,834.996406250 miligrams. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) (with a fastball pitch), with record-setting pitches as fast as 171 kph (106 mph).
It's about one-four-hundredth as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 163,009.757968750 miligrams.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 155,922.37718750 miligrams and 170,097.138750 miligrams. According to legend, the difficulty in obtaining elephant ivory for the manufacture of billiard balls in the 19th century inspired the search for a replacement material, which led to the development of the first industrial plastic.
It's about one-four-hundredth as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 163,009.757968750 miligrams.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 155,922.37718750 miligrams and 170,097.138750 miligrams. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about one-five-hundredth as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 200,000 miligrams.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 200,000 miligrams. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 30,000,000 miligrams of food in their borrows.
It's about 600 times as heavy as a Grain of Sugar
The weight of a Grain of Sugar is about 0.6250 miligrams.
(a.k.a. white sugar, a.k.a. white refined sugar, a.k.a. table sugar, a.k.a. sucrose, a.k.a. saccharose)
A grain of sugar weighs approximately 0.625 mg. Sugar consumption varies widely by country; the average citizen of the United States consumes about 61,200,000 miligrams of sugar each year.
It's about one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 310,000 miligrams.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 310,000 miligrams. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 350,000 miligrams.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 350,000 miligrams. Cans have been used to store soup and other foods since their invention in 1913, but a dedicated can opener was not developed until cans began to use thinner materials — prior to that time, cans were usually opened using various blunt instruments and tools.
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