How heavy is 3,000 ounces?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 24,000 ounces.
(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 24,000 ounces. 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 nine times as heavy as a Dachshund
The weight of a Dachshund is about 300 ounces.
(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 300 ounces. 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 twelve-and-a-half times as heavy as a Bowling Ball
The weight of a Bowling Ball is about 240 ounces.
(most common selection among male bowlers)
With an allowable range of 176 ounces, the most-preferred bowling ball weight among adult, male bowlers is 240 ounces. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 176.369810 ounces will float in water.
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 58,270 ounces.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 58,270 ounces. The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 13,620 ounces.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Gallon of Paint
The weight of a Gallon of Paint is about 200 ounces.
(excluding container; average weight)
A gallon of paint weighs about 200 ounces. Every day, 10,000,000 L (3,000,000 gal) of paint are applied in the United States.
It's about twenty times as heavy as a Cat
The weight of a Cat is about 200 ounces.
(Felis catus) (Domestic; healthy weight)
The average domestic cat should weigh about 200 ounces. 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 Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 68,100 ounces.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 68,100 ounces. 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-twenty-fifth as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 74,000 ounces.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 74,000 ounces. 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 Brick
The weight of a Brick is about 100 ounces.
(Standard, traditional face brick - 1,900 cu. cm (120 cu. in))
A standard, traditional face brick weighs an average of 100 ounces. 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-thirtieth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 95,000 ounces.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 95,000 ounces. 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 forty times as heavy as a Chihuahua
The weight of a Chihuahua is about 79.40 ounces.
(a.k.a. Chihuahue(o) (FCI standard)
The F&d&ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Chihuahuas to weigh about 79.40 ounces. Relative to their body sizes, Chihuahuas have the largest brain size of any dog breed.
It's about one-forty-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 130,000 ounces.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 130,000 ounces. 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 65 times as heavy as a Human Brain
The weight of a Human Brain is about 47.60 ounces.
(adult)
The average weight of an adult human brain is between 47.60 ounces. 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 one-seventieth as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 210,000 ounces.
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 220,000 ounces. 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 140,000 ounces
It's about 85 times as heavy as a liter of Water
The weight of a liter of Water is about 35.274950 ounces.
(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 35.274950 ounces 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).