Comparisons / Weight

Weight comparisons

Kilograms lifted or carried, measured against things you can picture. Every one is sourced.

• 1.4 kgan ostrich eggSource
• 9 kgwatermelonsSource
• 23 kgmaxed-out airline checked bagsSource
• 85 kga red kangarooSource
• 190 kga lionSource
• 360 kgthe Westinghouse Time CapsuleSource
• 510 kgthe heaviest deadlift ever pulled (510 kg)Source
• 828 kgHubble's main mirrorSource
• 1,158 kgBig Bill, the heaviest pig in historySource
• 1,500 kga hippopotamusSource
• 2,200 kga Ford F-150Source
• 4,000 kga single press-load of Champagne grapesSource
• 4,725 kgVostok 1, Gagarin's spaceshipSource
• 6,600 kgMons MegSource
• 8,500 kgMichelangelo's DavidSource
• 11,100 kga hectare of American cornSource
• 18,835 kgthe Savoyarde, France's biggest bellSource
• 27,000 kgENIAC, the first general-purpose computerSource
• 40,510 kgthe axle of the original Ferris WheelSource
• 60,000 kgthe Hoba meteoriteSource
• 105,000 kgBuran, the Soviet shuttle that flew itselfSource
• 168,000 kgMallard, the fastest steam locomotive everSource
• 218,829 kgeverything humanity has left on the MoonSource
• 397,000 kga fully loaded Boeing 747 at takeoffSource