Weigh It Up · Everyday objects

How heavy is Brick?

Brick silhouette
2.5 kgweight

A standard clay brick weighs about 2.5 kg.

Enter your height to compare yourself with Brick.

  • 0.56× a house cat (4.5 kg)
  • 0.21× a bicycle (12 kg)
  • 0.13× a packed suitcase (20 kg)
  • 12.5× the smartphone (200 g)

How to picture 2.5 kg

Start from something you can see right now. Brick is about 0.56× house cat. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.

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