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How heavy is 0.000000054 megatonnes?

It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a US Penny
The weight of a US Penny is about 0.00000000000250 megatonnes.
(United States) (formally one-cent coin) (Union shield design, 2010-present)
The weight of a United States penny is 0.00000000000250 megatonnes. 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-twenty-five-thousandth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 0.0013 megatonnes.
(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 0.0013 megatonnes. 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 0.0019 megatonnes.
It's about 30,000 times as heavy as a Playing Card
The weight of a Playing Card is about 0.00000000000180 megatonnes.
(ISO 216 B8 size, 2.5" x 3.5")
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card weighs 0.00000000000180 megatonnes. 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 40,000 times as heavy as a Paper Clip
The weight of a Paper Clip is about 0.00000000000140 megatonnes.
(average)
Notwithstanding the tremendous variation in sizes and materials, a typical paperclip weighs about 0.00000000000140 megatonnes. 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 50,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.00000000000110 megatonnes.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.00000000000110 megatonnes. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 0.00000320 megatonnes of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
It's about 70,000 times as heavy as a Nail
The weight of a Nail is about 0.000000000000790 megatonnes.
(for 15-gauge, 2-inch, finishing nails)
A two-inch finishing nail weighs 0.000000000000790 megatonnes. 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-two-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
Flag of France
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.0101 megatonnes.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 0.0101 megatonnes. Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Brooklyn Bridge
Flag of The US
The weight of The Brooklyn Bridge is about 0.01332 megatonnes.
(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 0.01332 megatonnes. 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 300,000 times as heavy as a Raindrop
The weight of a Raindrop is about 0.000000000000200 megatonnes.
(a.k.a. drop, a.k.a. droplet) (average)
The weight of a raindrop depends heavily on the type of weather, but averages about 0.000000000000200 megatonnes. 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-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
Flag of The US
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 0.0246 megatonnes.
(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 0.0246 megatonnes. 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 0.0000005 times as heavy as The CN Tower
Flag of Canada
The weight of The CN Tower is about 0.117910 megatonnes.
(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 0.117910 megatonnes. 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 2,500,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Rice
The weight of a Grain of Rice is about 0.0000000000000210 megatonnes.
(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 0.0000000000000210 megatonnes 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 Sears Tower
Flag of The US
The weight of The Sears Tower is about 0.20180 megatonnes.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 0.20180 megatonnes. 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 0.0000002 times as heavy as The Empire State Building
Flag of The US
The weight of The Empire State Building is about 0.3310 megatonnes.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 0.3310 megatonnes. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 10,000,000 times as heavy as a Grain of Sand
The weight of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000000000000440 megatonnes.
(medium grain)
With tremendous variety in the size of grain and the component material, grains of sand weigh an average of 0.00000000000000440 megatonnes. 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.
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