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How heavy is 110,000 ounces?

It's about 10,000 times as heavy as a Human Heart
The weight of a Human Heart is about 11 ounces.
(human; adult)
The average human heart weighs about 11 ounces. Each minute, the heart pumps between 10 and 20 liters (3 to 5 gallons) of blood through its chambers.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Billiard Ball
The weight of a Billiard Ball is about 5.750 ounces.
(American-style, WPA specifications)
Per the World Pool-Billiard Association, a billiard ball weight must weigh between 5.50 ounces and 6 ounces. 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 20,000 times as heavy as a Hockey Puck
The weight of a Hockey Puck is about 5.750 ounces.
(Ice hockey)
A standard ice hockey puck weighs between 5.50 ounces and 6 ounces. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Hamster
The weight of a Hamster is about 7 ounces.
(for Syrian hamster, a.k.a. golden hamster, a.k.a. Mesocricetus auratus; adult)
An adult Syrian hamster has a typical weight of about 7 ounces. Known for transporting food in the pouches of their cheeks so that they can bury it later, some hamsters can store up to 900 ounces of food in their borrows.
It's about 20,000 times as heavy as a Baseball
The weight of a Baseball is about 5.1250 ounces.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must weigh between 5 ounces and 5.250 ounces. 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 25,000 times as heavy as a Battery (D)
The weight of a Battery (D) is about 4.760 ounces.
(Alkaline)
A "D" size battery weighs 4.760 ounces. The D size battery is the oldest of the modern battery sizes, first invented by the National Carbon Company in 1898.
It's about 35,000 times as heavy as a Deck of Cards
The weight of a Deck of Cards is about 3.30 ounces.
(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 3.30 ounces. 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 8,000 ounces.
It's about one-forty-thousandth as heavy as The CN Tower
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The weight of The CN Tower is about 4,159,200,000 ounces.
(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 4,159,200,000 ounces. 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 50,000 times as heavy as a Battery (C)
The weight of a Battery (C) is about 2.30 ounces.
(Alkaline)
A "C" size battery weighs 2.30 ounces. C batteries are typically used in medium-drain devices such as musical instruments.
It's about 55,000 times as heavy as a Tennis Ball
The weight of a Tennis Ball is about 2.04 ounces.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must weigh about 2.04 ounces. 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-sixty-five-thousandth as heavy as The Sears Tower
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The weight of The Sears Tower is about 7,118,000,000 ounces.
(officially "Willis Tower" as of 2009) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Willis Tower weighs approximately 7,118,000,000 ounces. 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 70,000 times as heavy as a Golf Ball
The weight of a Golf Ball is about 1.620 ounces.
(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 1.620 ounces. 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 90,000 times as heavy as a Light Bulb
The weight of a Light Bulb is about 1.20 ounces.
(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)
A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 1.2 oz. The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.
It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth as heavy as The Empire State Building
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The weight of The Empire State Building is about 11,700,000,000 ounces.
(New York City, New York)
The Empire State Building weighs approximately 11,700,000,000 ounces. About 4% of the building's weight is its 6,000 cu. m (200,000 cu. ft) of limestone façade.
It's about 150,000 times as heavy as a Battery (AA)
The weight of a Battery (AA) is about 0.850 ounces.
(Alkaline)
An "AA" size battery weighs 0.850 ounces. AA batteries came into common use during World War II and were given their name by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Committee C18 because they were smaller than the "A" size batteries which were invented first.
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