Correction for the size of a Golf Ball (packed)

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How big is 62,000 bushels?

It's about 35,000,000 times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)

The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 0.00180394463 bushels.

(64% packing density) (per R&A-USGA Rules of Golf)

Dictated by the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), a golf ball must have a volume of at least 0.001154514 bushels. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the size of a Golf Ball (packed). Retrieved April 16, 2024 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=bu&amt=62000&i=439

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"Correction for the size of a Golf Ball (packed)." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=bu&amt=62000&i=439.

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