Comparisons / Weight

Weight comparisons

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

• 3.09 lban ostrich eggSource
• 19.8 lbwatermelonsSource
• 50.7 lbmaxed-out airline checked bagsSource
• 187 lba red kangarooSource
• 419 lba lionSource
• 794 lbthe Westinghouse Time CapsuleSource
• 1,124 lbthe heaviest deadlift ever pulled (1,124 lb)Source
• 1,825 lbHubble's main mirrorSource
• 2,553 lbBig Bill, the heaviest pig in historySource
• 3,307 lba hippopotamusSource
• 4,850 lba Ford F-150Source
• 8,818 lba single press-load of Champagne grapesSource
• 10,417 lbVostok 1, Gagarin's spaceshipSource
• 14,551 lbMons MegSource
• 18,739 lbMichelangelo's DavidSource
• 24,471 lba hectare of American cornSource
• 41,524 lbthe Savoyarde, France's biggest bellSource
• 59,525 lbENIAC, the first general-purpose computerSource
• 89,309 lbthe axle of the original Ferris WheelSource
• 132,277 lbthe Hoba meteoriteSource
• 231,485 lbBuran, the Soviet shuttle that flew itselfSource
• 370,377 lbMallard, the fastest steam locomotive everSource
• 482,435 lbeverything humanity has left on the MoonSource
• 875,235 lba fully loaded Boeing 747 at takeoffSource