[Michael]

So far we have 114 people that have added their before and current weights into the RenewedReflections.com personal profile system. In total, they have lost 8409 lbs.

It is an interesting exercise. Just how much is 8409 lb

• 4 ton
• 3.8 tonne - in metric
• 3814kg
• if a car weighed 3500lb, that would be the weight of 2.5 cars
• ...
• what other things would weigh this much?
• do you have some pictures of items that would weight this much?

Add your replies to this post. Lets have some fun and celebrate the amazing success that WLS has brought to members of this forum. Well done everyone.

[armywife2aerial]

I dont have a pic but here we go i will add one

One Acre of land Averages

4 tons of grapes

weighing 8000 pounds

= to 13.51 Barels of Wine at 7552oz each ( 1 nail polish bottle is= 1oz usualy just a thought )
= to 797 Gallons of wine
= 3958 Bottles of wine
=15940 glasses of wine


o my thats enough to get ya drunk just thinking about it

[Michael]

Thanks for your contribution. Thats one lot of grapes. Kinda puts the total weight lost into perspective doesn't it.

[armywife2aerial]

It shore does

[DocSanae]

Is the first thing that came to my mind.
As a tribute to CraigT who once was an amatuer sumo wrestler, and to the Summer Tournament that is being played here right now.

As of date, I see the total lost is 8799lb/2.2=3999kg.
Now, a sumo wrestler ranges in weight from around 180-120 kg (396lb-264lb), 130kg wrestler is considered light weight. So, lets say, 150kg averge.
3999/150=26.66
So, that's around 27 sumo wrestlers.
The highest ranking group is graded into 20 ranks, with 2 each, East and West. With the top 4 ranks, there can be more than 2 (or sometimes, none), so on an average, the cream of the crop, the most exciting matches are played by about 40 wrestlers. Lose 27 of them, and we're not going to be able to have a decent 2 week tournament.

[earthygirl]

The lamp at the Souter Point Lighthouse, in South Shields, England. It was the first lighthouse in the world with electric light. This lamp weighs 4 tons, but floats on mercury, so anyone can turn it around with a finger.

The Blue Whale eats 2 to 4 tons of krill (cold sea plankton) each day in summertime;

Weight : On average, the male African male elephant weighs up to 6 tons meanwhile the female elephant weighs up to 4 tons.