List of 23 Things That Weigh 1,000 Kilograms

Joseph Kiunga Muthua
5 min readJan 18, 2021

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Numbers 10 and 13 will surprise you. Why a pumpkin in the first place? Do you even know something unique to do with the right whale testicles?

If you would like to be a step ahead of anyone else during your next adventure, you need to read this post. Inside, you will find the different things that weigh 1,000 kilograms and learn a few unique tips about them.

Note: In this list, 1,000 kilograms is termed as 2,000 pounds or one ton.

Let’s get started.

1. Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell, cast in 1752, was a symbol of independence in England. The bell was later moved to Pennsylvania. The liberty bell rang on the eighth of July, 1176, to call the Philadelphia citizens for the declaration of independence first reading. The bell weighed 1,000 kilograms.

2. Volkswagen Beetle, 1979

The first 1979 Volkswagen beetle was designed in Germany. The curb weighed 1,000 kilograms. The design faded in the late seventies but came back into the market years later.

3. Chevrolet Chevette

Another car that is on the list of vehicles weighing 1,000 to include the Chevette. It was designed during the 1973 oil crisis. At the time, the Americans’ main plan was to have enough oil to keep them going.

The Chevette was designed to use 40 gallons per mile, which is much economical than some cars engineered today.

4. RV Flagstaff T 19QBHW Hard Side Pop-Up Camping Trailers

When choosing the most suitable RV or motorhome, and specifically on pulling campers, weight is vital. And most manufacturers will always give you the dry weight of the vehicle while selling to you. Like the Forest River RV, RV Flagstaff T 19QBHW is designed with a T12RB floorplan, with 1,000 kilograms (an average weight). Therefore, it is a choice for a family.

Forest River RV designed the motorhome for individuals who wish to travel with family and have fun maintaining the environment they are used to at home. As a family, you will do the usual things you do at home in a motorhome or RV, including cooking food, eating on a table, bathing, and watching television.

5. American Percheron Draft Horse

The American Percheron Draft Horse originated from France and was used as war horses at the time. The draft horses vary in weight, with the average Percheron having 1,000 kilograms.

6. The New York City 20 yards subway track system

Each subway track weighs 100 pounds, multiplied by 20, and it results in 2,000, which is equal to 1,000 kilograms.

7. Sturdy Safe

A sturdy safe is made from a heavy metal package to enable it to protect your most important documents from fire. Similarly, the safe weighs 1,000 kilograms.

8. Gold Bullion Bars

Investing in Gold Bullion Bars is much better as compared to the Dow. For this reason, you will find some funny beings hauling the bars to show off.

The bullion weighs 1,000 kilograms.

9. The Mark 84 Bomb

As a general-purpose bomb, the Mark 84 bomb designed during the Vietnam War counts in the Mark 80 series. It has a width of 50 feet, 36 feet deep, and weighs 1,000 kilograms.

There are also plant produce that weighs around one ton.

10. The California Award-Winning Pumpkin

Ever heard of a 1,000 kilograms pumpkin? In 2019, a farmer harvested a pumpkin that weighed 1,000 kilograms and entered it into a contest that won the prize of the heaviest pumpkin in the show.

Animals similarly count on the list. Some creatures weigh even many times over one ton.

11. Saltwater Crocodile

Saltwater crocodile is the predator most likely to eat man. A male weighs around one ton.

12. Baby Humpback Whale

The whale is among the wonders of the waters included in this list and heavy enough to weigh tens of tons. For instance, Humpback newborn whale weighs up to 1,000 kilograms. When they mature, they add weight up to 40 tons. It is, on the contrary, not the largest whale type.

13. The Right Whale Testicles

Neither is the right whale largest whale, but it has the hugest testicles. Surprisingly, one of its testicles weighs 1,000 kilograms. It is, however, not the largest whale. The credit goes to the blue whale, which is also the largest known animal under the sun.

It takes about 40 African elephants to add up to one blue whale’s weight.

14. The Ocean Sunfish

The ocean sunfish outdoes all the bony fishes in weight. It weighs up to 1,000 kilograms, or even more.

15. Walrus

Walruses fall in this list of animals that weigh 1,000 kilograms too. What makes it unique compared to other animals is that it is so social.

16. Wild Asian Water Buffalo

Wild Asian water buffalo, the hybrids, and the domestic ones look alike; thus, you cannot tell their difference. The water one domesticated many thousands of years ago weigh around 1,000 kilograms.

17. Southern Elephant Seal

This water creature weighs up to 1,000 kilograms.

18. The Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus closes the list of water animals that weighs one tone. But still, other animals weigh around one ton in the waters.

19. The Black Rhino

On the land, we have animals weighing 1,000 kilograms also. And the black rhino is among them.

20. Adult Male Polar Bear

An adult male polar bear is the largest among the land animals. Typically, the polar bears are fierce and are subject to extinction resulting from sea ice melting.

21. Adult Male Moose

A Moose weighs around 30 pounds when born and add up to 1,000 kilograms when grown up.

22. Adult Male Giraffe

As the tallest animal on the land and earth, a male giraffe gets 18 feet tall. On the same note, it weighs 1,000 kilograms. The female giraffe is, however, lighter.

23. The African Elephant and the White Rhinoceros

As per the about.com research, the African elephant and the white rhinoceros weighs around 200 pounds.

Multiple things weigh 1,000 kilograms, including creatures, plants, animals, and animal parts or organs. And some might have shocked you.

Did you satisfy your curiosity? Of all the weights, which one bothered you most? Why? Is it because it had too much weight than you could imagine? Or is it because it was way too light? The list of things weighing 1,000 kilograms should act as an eye-opener for you to know the weights of different things worldwide.

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Joseph Kiunga Muthua
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