Stuff that Weighs More than Me: Elephant

Elephants are big.  REALLY big.  In current terms, they are the largest land animal.  I mean, these puppies weigh 200 - 250 lbs. when they're born!  And they can run pretty fast too.  (Good thing I got a head start!)  Here's the stats:

Height: Up to 13 ft.
Daily Food Intake: Hundreds of pounds
Daily Water Intake: About 50 gallons
Weight: Up to about 8 tons

Conclusion: An elephant weighs more than me.  However, I understand some of them can still do ballet: (Edna the Elephant).

P.S. I probably won't be seeing any elephants on my upcoming camping trip.  But I'll be sure to let you know what interesting critters I do see...

Stuff That Weighs More than Me: David

Well probably not the cheesy fiberglass replica pictured behind me.  (Which is out front of the Mad Greek Cafe in Baker, CA).  But the real deal, for sure!  The Michelangelo's David is one of the most copied statues of all time.  (The plaster cast version at the Victoria and Albert museum apparently has a detachable fig leaf that was created after Queen Vicky saw David's "endowment" for the first time.)  But the original is an unquestioned masterpiece, carved from a single piece of marble. 

Height: Over 17 ft.
Weight: Over 6 tons

Conclusion: Even after I ate a homemade strawberry shake at The Mad Greek Cafe, Michelangelo's David weighed more than me.

Stuff that Weighs More than Me: The Saguaro Cactus

The Saguaro Cactus is the largest cactus in the United States.  Despite great height and weight, the saguaro has a very shallow root system--only 4 to 6 inches deep.  The roots can extend out in a circle as far out from the center as the cactus is wide.  They are found mostly in Southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.

Stats: 

Height: Can grow to 40-60 ft. tall

Weight when fully hydrated: between 3200-4800 pounds

Conclusion: The Saguaro Cactus weighs more than me.

If you'd like to hear more about my life in the desert, click HERE to check out my latest post on The Fat Chick Sings.

Stuff that Weighs More Than Me: Fire Engine

The stats for fire engines are largely dependent on the type of fire truck.  There are 3 main types (who knew?).  The longest is the ladder truck.  The ladder is about 100 feet long and the truck itself can be 40 to 50 feet long.

The tanker holds the most water.  This truck is 30 feet long and can hold more than 1,000 gallons of water.

The pumper truck (pictured above) is the most common.  Typical stats include

Height: 6 ft and 11 inches

Width: 7 ft.

Length: 19 ft. and 4 inches

Weight: About 28,000 pounds

Conclusion: While I and a pumper truck are both good at putting out fires, a pumper truck weights more than me.

Want to hear more about putting out fires?  Check out my latest post on The Fat Chick Sings HERE.  

Stuff that Weighs More than Me: Singing In the Rain Group

The autumn rains have arrived in LA and I think it's fair to say that I have rain on the brain.  So in my ongoing search for stuff that weighs more than me,  I found this little gem--the world's largest umbrella dance group.  This large crew of folks in Bath (giggle) Somerset England all came out in the rain to dance to "Singin' in the Rain".  Apparently the group prepared for over six months before their big debut at the Bath International Dance Festival.  It looks like so much fun!  Check out the video below:



While it's difficult to determine EXACTLY how much this group weighs, we do know that we are talking about over 200 dancers complete with raincoats and umbrellas.  Here's the stats:

Dancers: 234
Estimated weight: Over one metric ton

Conclusion: The world's largest umbrella dance troupe weighs more than me.  (Oh and, doot doodle doo, doo, doo, doot doodle doodle doo....)

P.S. If you'd like to hear a little more about my own tromping around in the rain, check out my recent post on The Fat Chick Sings over HERE!

Stuff that Weighs More than Me: SWAK

Okay, the whole Maura Kelly blog kiss kerfluffle finally got me off my (proverbial) butt and back to blogging.  And what else should I blog about but the world's largest (solid chocolate) kiss.  This bad boy, created by Hershey for the 100th anniversary of the Hershey's Kiss was awarded the World Record. 

It took 152 people 9 days to construct it.  Check out the video HERE.

This is one seriously BIG FAT KISS.  Check out the stats:

Height: 12 feet

Width: 10.5 feet wide at the base 

Covered in: 16,460 feet of foil. 

Weight:  30,540 pounds*

Conclusion:  The world's biggest chocolate kiss weighs more than me.

Interested in hearing more about the whole kiss controversy?  Click HERE to learn more on Fat Chick Sings.

* It would have taken 2,901,3000 regular kisses to make the world's biggest kiss.

Stuff that Weighs More than Me: King Kong

 

Just last week I got a chance to see the King Kong 360 3-D ride at Universal Studios in Hollywood.  I got the special VIP tour with the Producers Guild of America (the PGA that isn't about golf).  It was so fun!  And as I was sitting there in the dark, and as our tram was pounded by a huge silverback gorilla, it occurred to me--this bad boy totally qualifies for this site!

 

According to the fact sheet provided by the helpful folks at Universal, King Kong is:

30 ft. high,

20 ft. wide,

And if realized in flesh and bone, would weigh over 6000 pounds.

Any way you shape it, this hairy dude definitely weighs more than me!