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title: "Measured in washing machines — how many things weigh"
description: "A washing machine weighs 55–115 kg. How many washing machines everything else adds up to, computed from sourced figures."
url: https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/washing-machine/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Things measured in washing machines

**One washing machine: 55–115 kg**

Used here as a unit of mass

A washing machine weighs about 55–115 kg, which makes it a usable informal unit — "three elephants" lands where a raw figure in kg does not. Every comparison below is computed from a sourced figure rather than an invented average.

## Things measured in washing machines

*One washing machine = 55–115 kg. Figures carry their own ranges on their own pages.*

| Thing | Mass | In washing machines |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English mastiff | 54–113 kg | 1.13 washing machine |
| safe | 15–500 kg | 1.13 washing machine |
| elliptical trainer | 45–180 kg | 1.13 washing machine |
| snow blower | 14–145 kg | 1.13 washing machine |
| harbor seal | 45–170 kg | 1.06 washing machine |
| oven | 50–130 kg | 1.00 washing machine |
| wardrobe | 40–180 kg | 1.00 washing machine |
| transmission | 40–160 kg | 1.00 washing machine |
| concrete mixer | 40–180 kg | 1.07 of these per washing machine |
| warthog | 45–150 kg | 1.07 of these per washing machine |
| anvil | 25–200 kg | 1.07 of these per washing machine |
| beer keg | 25–75 kg | 1.11 of these per washing machine |
| Komodo dragon | 40–166 kg | 1.14 of these per washing machine |
| freezer | 35–120 kg | 1.14 of these per washing machine |
| white-tailed deer | 25–150 kg | 1.14 of these per washing machine |
| dresser | 30–140 kg | 1.14 of these per washing machine |

## Why informal units work

Absolute figures fail because most people have no calibrated sense of a kilogram above about the weight of a shopping bag, or of a metre above their own height. A familiar object supplies that calibration by borrowing it from something already known — which is the same reason a scale bar on a map beats a stated ratio, and why "the size of Wales" persists in journalism despite being useless to anyone who has not been there.

> The figure for one washing machine is itself a range rather than a constant — see its own page for the spread. These comparisons are for intuition, not measurement.

## Common questions

### How much does a washing machine weigh?

55–115 kg

### Why compare things to washing machines?

Because most people have no calibrated sense of large absolute figures. A familiar object borrows intuition from something already known.

## Related pages

- [How much does a washing machine weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/washing-machine/)
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- [Measured in city buses](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/city-bus/)
- [Measured in African elephants](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/african-elephant/)
- [Measured in Asian elephants](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/asian-elephant/)
- [Measured in blue whales](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/blue-whale/)
- [Measured in giraffes](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/giraffe/)
- [Measured in cars](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/car/)
- [Measured in pianos](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/piano/)
- [Measured in refrigerators](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/refrigerator/)
- [Measured in horses](https://atoneplace.net/measured-in/horse/)

## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)