How heavy is 72,800,000,000,000 nanograms?
It's about eight times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 9,000,000,000,000 nanograms.
(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 9,000,000,000,000 nanograms. 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 one-tenth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 680,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000 nanograms.
(for Holstein, a.k.a. Holstein Friesian, a.k.a. Friesian, Bos primigenius) (adult, heifer)
A mature Holstein cow (the well-known black-and-white, spotted breed of cow) typically weighs 680,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000 nanograms. President William Howard Taft (1909 - 1913) kept a Holstein cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House grounds — a gift from a Wisconsin senator and the source of the First Family's milk.
It's about ten times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 5,000,000,000,000 nanograms.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 5,000,000,000,000 nanograms. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 6,803,885,550,000 nanograms.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 4,989,516,070,000 nanograms, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 6,803,885,550,000 nanograms. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5,000,000,000,000 nanograms will float in water.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 5,000,000,000,000 nanograms.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 5,000,000,000,000 nanograms. Cats are known for their righting reflex, which allows them to land on their feet and survive falls from heights of 1 m up to about 21 m.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 1,652,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 nanograms.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 1,652,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 nanograms. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 386,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 2,900,000,000,000 nanograms.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 2,900,000,000,000 nanograms. The steeple of the Church of St. Martin in Landshut, Germany is said to be the tallest brick tower in the world at a height of 130.6 m (428.5 ft) and was constructed using an estimated 650,000 bricks.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 1,930,000,000,000,000.0000000000000000000 nanograms.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 1,930,000,000,000,000.0000000000000000000 nanograms. Reaching 5.5 m (18 ft) in height by adulthood, giraffe calves can grow as much as 3 cm (1 in) per day.
It's about one-thirtieth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 2,100,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 2,100,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about thirty times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 2,250,000,000,000 nanograms.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 2,250,000,000,000 nanograms. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 2,700,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 2,700,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms. 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 one-fifty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 3,800,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 3,800,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms. 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 55 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 1,350,000,000,000 nanograms.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 1,350,000,000,000 nanograms. In humans and primates, sight and vision utilize about 30 different parts of the brain which together account for about half of the brain's size.
It's about 75 times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 1,000,028,000,000 nanograms.
(fresh; 4° C / 39.2° F; maximum density)
Contrary to popular belief, 1 liter (0.0.264172052358148 gal) of water at 4° C / 39.2° F (its point of maximum density) weighs 1,000,028,000,000 nanograms rather than 1 kg exactly. The total volume of water on the planet Earth is about
13,590,000,000,000,000,000 (13.59 quntillion) L (3,590,000,000,000,000,000 gallons).
It's about one-eighty-fifth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 6,100,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 6,100,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms. 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 4,000,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000 nanograms