How heavy is 12,000,000 tolas (तोला)?
It's about as heavy as The Statue of Liberty (without base)
The weight of The Statue of Liberty (without base) is about 12,000,000 tolas (तोला).
(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 — the Statue's copper and framework only, excluding the base — is roughly 12,000,000 tolas (तोला). 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 nine-tenths as heavy as a House
The weight of a House is about 13,400,000 tolas (तोला).
(149 sq. m, single-level, unfurnished)
A 149 sq. m (1,600 sq. ft), single-story, unfurnished house (without extensive masonry) of the type commonly found in America would weigh approximately 13,400,000 tolas (तोला), based on the weight of the included materials. In contrast, a yurt — a type of dwelling structure popular among nomadic peoples of East Asia — typically weighs less than 39,400 tolas (तोला).
It's about one-and-one-third times as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 8,960,000 tolas (तोला).
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 8,960,000 tolas (तोला). The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.0857 tolas (तोला) each.
It's about two times as heavy as The Space Shuttle
The weight of The Space Shuttle is about 6,100,000 tolas (तोला).
(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 6,100,000 tolas (तोला). The shuttle's spacious cargo bay carried the Chandra X-ray Observatory into orbit in 1999 — a payload that weighed 1,700,000 tolas (तोला).
It's about one-fifth as heavy as Christ the Redeemer (statue)
The weight of Christ the Redeemer (statue) is about 54,400,000 tolas (तोला).
(a.k.a. O Cristo Redentor, a.k.a. Christo redemptor) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Christ the Redeemer weighs 54,400,000 tolas (तोला). The statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro from atop the 709.9-meter (2,329 ft) granite peak in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 110,000,000 tolas (तोला).
(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 110,000,000 tolas (तोला). 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 160,000,000 tolas (तोला).
It's about twelve-and-a-half times as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 969,000 tolas (तोला).
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 969,000 tolas (तोला). 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 sixteen times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex
The weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex is about 754,000 tolas (तोला).
(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 754,000 tolas (तोला) 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 twenty times as heavy as an Elephant
The weight of an Elephant is about 520,000 tolas (तोला).
(for African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana) (Adult, bull)
A bull African bush elephant weighs about 520,000 tolas (तोला). 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 340,000 tolas (तोला)
It's about forty times as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 330,000 tolas (तोला).
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 320,000 tolas (तोला). 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 50 times as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 230,000 tolas (तोला).
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to 230,000 tolas (तोला). 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 65 times as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 180,000 tolas (तोला).
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between 180,000 tolas (तोला). Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
It's about one-seventieth as heavy as The Eiffel Tower
The weight of The Eiffel Tower is about 866,000,000 tolas (तोला).
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (total weight)
The Eiffel Tower weighs approximately 866,000,000 tolas (तोला). Architected to be quickly assembled, the Tower contains only 930 cu. meters of solid material.
It's about 75 times as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 165,000 tolas (तोला).
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
An adult, male giraffe can weigh up to 165,000 tolas (तोला). 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 85 times as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 141,600 tolas (तोला).
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
A 2009 Ford Taurus weighs 141,600 tolas (तोला). The first mass-produced car, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — introduced in 1901 — weighed just 33,090 tolas (तोला).