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How big is 0.00 cubic yards?

It's about thirty 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 forty 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 55 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 70 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 one-seventieth as big as a Bathtub
The size of a Bathtub is about 0.210 cubic yards.
(a.k.a. bath, a.k.a. tub) (for Bootz Industries Aloha 5 ft. Left Hand Drain Soaking Tub)
The capacity of a typical bathtub is 0.210 cubic yards. Historically, bathtubs have been made of various materials including marble, terracotta, silver, gold, and iron but the size and shape of the tubs has changed little in their 7,000 year history.
It's about 250 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 250 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.
It's about one-three-hundredth as big as a Hot Tub
The size of a Hot Tub is about 0.940 cubic yards.
(for Lifesmart Rock Solid Simplicity Plug and Play 4 Person Spa With 12 Jets) (a.k.a. Spa, a.k.a. Jacuzzi, a.k.a. Whirlpool) (Advertised Capacity)
An average, four-person hot tub holds 0.940 cubic yards of water. Modern hot tubs became popular outside of Japan starting in about 1940.
It's about one-five-thousandth as big as a Concrete Mixer Truck
The size of a Concrete Mixer Truck is about 14 cubic yards.
(a.k.a. cement mixer, a.k.a. cement mixer truck, a.k.a. cement transport truck, a.k.a. concrete mixer, a.k.a. concrete transport truck, a.k.a. in-transit mixer)(standard size; drum capacity)
A concrete mixer truck has a drum volume of up to 14 cubic yards. Concrete mixer trucks can be in transit for about 90 minutes before the concrete dries — if the concrete dries while in the drum, jackhammers or even dynamite must be used to remove it.
It's about one-one-millionth as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 2,900 cubic yards.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 2,900 cubic yards. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
It's about 0.0000009 times as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool
The size of an Olympic Swimming Pool is about 3,300 cubic yards.
(FINA regulation; (minimum capacity)
According to the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), a swimming pool for Olympic and world championship events must measure 50 m by 25 m with a depth of at least 2 m for a total volume of 3,300 cubic yards. A pool of this size was to be used in Olympic time trials in New Jersey in early 2008, but its component pieces were stolen from a warehouse, likely to be sold for scrap metal.
It's about 0.0000004 times as big as The Goodyear Blimp
The size of The Goodyear Blimp is about 7,510 cubic yards.
(for GZ-20A)
The Goodyear GZ-20 model Blimp measures 7,510 cubic yards in total volume. A December, 1929 college football game between the University of Florida Gators and the University of Oregon Webfoots (later the University of Oregon Ducks) began with the blimp dropping a parachute-equipped ball from a height of 61 m (200 ft) to the field below.
It's about 0.00000009 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 33,500 cubic yards.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool holds approximately 33,400 cubic yards of water. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) deep in its center.
It's about 0.00000006 times as big as The US Capitol Rotunda
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The size of The US Capitol Rotunda is about 48,000 cubic yards.
(formally United States Capitol rotunda) (Washington, D. C.) (total chamber volume)
The Capitol rotunda measures 48,000 cubic yards in total volume. Beneath the Capitol lies a crypt that was built to hold the remains of President George Washington, but according to his wishes, Washington was entered at his family home and the crypt remains empty.
It's about 0.00000004 times as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
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The size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is about 81,000 cubic yards.
(a.k.a. EPCOT Center) (Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total structure volume)
Spaceship Earth, the iconic structure at the heart of Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot (formerly EPCOT Center), has a total volume of 81,000 cubic yards. The outer structure of the sphere features a gutter system that channels all rainwater into nearby World Showcase Lagoon instead of simply falling off the surface of the sphere.
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