This cartoon is wrong. An ant weighs about 1.5 mg. 1.5 mg multiplied by 5,000,000 gives 7.5 kg, or about 16.5 pounds. Assuming that guys is 250 pounds, the ant would have to be capable of lifting at least 75,000,000 times its own weight.
This cartoon is wrong. An ant weighs about 1.5 mg. 1.5 mg multiplied by 5,000,000 gives 7.5 kg, or about 16.5 pounds. Assuming that guys is 250 pounds, the ant would have to be capable of lifting at least 75,000,000 times its own weight.