How heavy is 536,000 monme (匁)?
It's about ten times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 53,000 monme (匁).
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 53,000 monme (匁). These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
The heart of a blue whale weighs about 53,000 monme (匁). These hearts pump an estimated 7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
It's about twelve times as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 44,100 monme (匁).
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between 44,100 monme (匁). Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to 5,000 km.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from the Measure of Things.
It's about thirteen times as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 40,000 monme (匁).
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to 40,000 monme (匁). Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to 1,700 monme (匁) of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 23,000 monme (匁).
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 23,000 monme (匁). Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 19,410 monme (匁).
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 19,410 monme (匁) when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 19,000,000 monme (匁).
(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 19,000,000 monme (匁). The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 5,300,000 monme (匁).
It's about 40 times as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 13,000 monme (匁).
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 13,000 monme (匁). 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 45 times as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 11,600 monme (匁).
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 11,600 monme (匁). 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-fiftieth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 27,900,000 monme (匁).
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 27,900,000 monme (匁). The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.2670 monme (匁) each.
It's about 70 times as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 7,870 monme (匁).
(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 7,870 monme (匁). 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 one-seventieth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 37,000,000 monme (匁).
(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 — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 37,000,000 monme (匁). 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 one-eightieth as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 41,600,000 monme (匁).
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 41,600,000 monme (匁), based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 123,000 monme (匁).
It's about 150 times as heavy as a Gold Bar
The weight of a Gold Bar is about 3,317.7041920 monme (匁).
(London Good Delivery bar)
A "London Good Delivery" gold bar — the variety commonly held by Central Banks — should weigh 3,317.7041920 monme (匁). The largest gold bar ever produced was minted by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (a sibling company of the auto manufacturer) in 2005 and weighed 66,666.666670 monme (匁).
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 2,000 monme (匁).
(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 2,000 monme (匁). 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 300 times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 1,814.369480 monme (匁).
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 1,330.537620 monme (匁), the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 1,814.369480 monme (匁). Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 1,333.333330 monme (匁) will float in water.