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How heavy is 0.000000030 megatonnes?

It's about 85 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 0.000000000350 megatonnes.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 0.000000000350 megatonnes. 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.
It's about one-ninetieth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 0.00000270 megatonnes.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 0.00000270 megatonnes. 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 95 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 0.000000000310 megatonnes.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 0.000000000310 megatonnes. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 0.00000380 megatonnes.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 0.00000380 megatonnes. 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 200 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 0.000000000163009757968750 megatonnes.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 0.00000000015592237718750 megatonnes and 0.000000000170097138750 megatonnes. 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 200 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 0.000000000163009757968750 megatonnes.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 0.00000000015592237718750 megatonnes and 0.000000000170097138750 megatonnes. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 0.000000000200 megatonnes.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 0.000000000200 megatonnes. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 0.0000000300 megatonnes of food in their borrows.
It's about one-two-hundredth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 0.00000610 megatonnes.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 0.00000610 megatonnes. Among African elephants, both males and females have tusks (whereas female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, do not have tusks) which can grow to 3 m (10 ft) and typically weigh about 0.00000400 megatonnes
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 0.000000000145291306015630 megatonnes.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 0.0000000001417476156250 megatonnes and 0.000000000148834996406250 megatonnes. 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 200 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 0.0000000001350 megatonnes.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 0.0000000001350 megatonnes. 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-three-hundredth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 0.00000880 megatonnes.
(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 0.00000880 megatonnes 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 300 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 0.0000000000940 megatonnes.
(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 0.0000000000940 megatonnes. 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 0.000000230 megatonnes.
It's about one-four-hundredth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 0.00001130 megatonnes.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 0.00001130 megatonnes. 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 450 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 0.0000000000650 megatonnes.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 0.0000000000650 megatonnes. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 500 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 0.00000000005770 megatonnes.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 0.00000000005770 megatonnes. 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.
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