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How big is 0.0008 cubic yards?

It's about three times as big as a Baseball
The size of a Baseball is about 0.0002751595192 cubic yards.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must measure between about 0.0002638572491 cubic yards and 0.0002864617893 cubic yards. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) in a fastball pitch.
It's about three-and-a-half times as big as a Tennis Ball
The size of a Tennis Ball is about 0.000206 cubic yards.
(ITF Standard; for Type 2 ball)
Per International Tennis Federation standard, regulation tennis balls must measure 6.54 cm to 6.86 cm in diameter, for a total volume of 0.000206 cubic yards. Competition balls are also tested for bounce height, with the standards requiring that a ball dropped from 254 cm must bounce back to a height of 135 cm to 147 cm.
It's about five times as big as a Hockey Puck
The size of a Hockey Puck is about 0.0001515042753 cubic yards.
(Ice hockey)
standard ice hockey puck measures about 0.0001515042753 cubic yards. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as big as an Egg
The size of an Egg is about 0.0000890 cubic yards.
(hen; USDA large size; uncooked)
A typical egg — of large size as defined by the United State Department of Agriculture — has a volume of 0.0000890 cubic yards. Each year, American farms produce 69,000,000,000 eggs.
It's about nine-and-a-half times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)
The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 0.00008314554620 cubic yards.
(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 0.0000532126630 cubic yards. 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.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as big as a Golf Ball
The size of a Golf Ball is about 0.000053213150 cubic yards.
(per R&A-USGA Rules of Golf)
According to 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 0.0000532126630 cubic yards. 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.
It's about twenty times as big as a Marshmallow
The size of a Marshmallow is about 0.0000400 cubic yards.
A regular marshmallow measures about 0.0000400 cubic yards. In the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, a monster known as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was a fictional mascot of a marshmallow company, brought to life by supernatural forces and made gigantic — measuring 34.3 m tall in this form.
It's about 60 times as big as a Gumball (packed)
The size of a Gumball (packed) is about 0.0000130 cubic yards.
(64% packing density) (commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.0000120 cubic yards. Walter Diemer, an accountant at the Fleer Company in Philadelphia, is the man responsible for bubblegum's traditional pink color, as pink was the only food coloring in the company's factory when he made his first successful batch of gum.
It's about 65 times as big as a Gumball
The size of a Gumball is about 0.0000120 cubic yards.
(commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.0000120 cubic yards. Walter Diemer, an accountant at the Fleer Company in Philadelphia, is the man responsible for bubblegum's traditional pink color, as pink was the only food coloring in the company's factory when he made his first successful batch of gum.
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