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How heavy is 3,000 ounces?

It's about one-one-hundredth as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 310,000 ounces.
(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 310,000 ounces 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 399,000 ounces.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 399,000 ounces. 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 150 times as heavy as a Basketball
The weight of a Basketball is about 22 ounces.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A regulation NBA basketball, manufactured by Spalding, is known as a Size 7 ball and weighs 22 ounces. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about 200 times as heavy as a Football (Soccer Ball)
The weight of a Football (Soccer Ball) is about 15 ounces.
(a.k.a. Soccer, a.k.a. Association Football) (FIFA Law 2 specification)
According to FIFA's Law of the Game number 2, a football must weigh between 14 ounces and 16 ounces. An artifact on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, Scotland is said to be the world's oldest football and is about one-third to one-half the size of a modern football.
It's about 200 times as heavy as an American Football
The weight of an American Football is about 14.50 ounces.
(a.k.a. "pigskin") (NFL standard)
Per National Football League official rules, an American football must weigh between 14 ounces and 15 ounces. Because of NFL regulations, ceremonial considerations, and backup requirements, each NFL Superbowl requires the manufacture of 144 balls exclusively for the event.
It's about 250 times as heavy as a Can of Soup
The weight of a Can of Soup is about 12 ounces.
(for Campbell''s Condensed Tomato Soup, 317.9 ml)
A can of Campbell''s Tomato Soup weighs 12 ounces. 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 250 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 400 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 500 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 500 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 600 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 650 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 one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 2,500,000 ounces.
(for Endeavour, a.k.a. OV-105, a.k.a. Orbiter Vehicle-105) (empty weight, excluding main engines)
When empty, the space shuttle Endeavour weighs 2,500,000 ounces. The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 700,000 ounces.
It's about 900 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-one-thousandth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 3,690,000 ounces.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 3,690,000 ounces. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.0353 ounces each.
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