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It's about 5,500 times as big as a Bowling Ball
The size of a Bowling Ball is about 0.0068920417109 cubic yards.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling ball should measure at least 10.795 cm (4.25 in) in radius for a total volume of about 0.0068920417109 cubic yards. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5 kg (11 lbs) will float in water.
It's about 6,000 times as big as The Blood in a Human Body
The size of The Blood in a Human Body is about 0.007 cubic yards.
(for 70 kg body; average altitude; average)
The volume of blood in the average human body is about 0.007 cubic yards. Persons living at high altitude, however, may have up to an additional 0.003 cubic yards of blood to compensate for the lower oxygen level.
It's about 10,000 times as big as a Human Stomach
The size of a Human Stomach is about 0.003 cubic yards.
(human; adult)
An average adult human stomach has a volume of about 0.003 cubic yards. A newborn baby has a stomach capacity of just 0.0000400 cubic yards.
It's about 20,000 times as big as an Ostrich Egg
The size of an Ostrich Egg is about 0.002135 cubic yards.
(Struthio camelus) (for common ostrich; average)
The largest egg produced by living birds, ostrich eggs measure about 0.002093 cubic yards in volume. The eggs take about nine weeks to hatch, with males and females taking turns incubating them.
It's about one-forty-thousandth as big as The Houston Astrodome
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The size of The Houston Astrodome is about 1,600,000 cubic yards.
(a.k.a. Reliant Astrodome, a.k.a. Astrodome, a.k.a. Harris County Domed Stadium) (Houston, Texas)
The Reliant Astrodome measures 1,600,000 cubic yards in total volume. Until its renovation in 1988, Roy "The Judge" Hofheinz, the franchise owner of the Houston Colt .45s (later the Houston Astros) and one of the Astrodome's developers, had a private 966 sq. m (10,400 sq. ft) apartment in the facility.
It's about 50,000 times as big as a STARBUCKS Venti Coffee
The size of a STARBUCKS Venti Coffee is about 0.00077 cubic yards.
A STARBUCKS Venti coffee drink measures 0.00077 cubic yards. The name of the size, Venti, is the Italian word for twenty.
It's about one-sixty-thousandth as big as The Melbourne Cricket Ground
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The size of The Melbourne Cricket Ground is about 2,200,000 cubic yards.
(a.k.a. MCG, a.k.a. "The G") (Yarra Park, melbourne, Victoria, Australia) (internal volume)
The MCG has an internal volume of approximately 2,200,000 cubic yards. The first cricket game held on the site of the MCG was in 1853 when the Melbourne Cricket Club was granted permission to a roughly 0.04 sq. km (10-acre) area to be used "for cricket and no other purpose."
It's about 60,000 times as big as a Blood Donation
The size of a Blood Donation is about 0.0007 cubic yards.
(American Red Cross donation volume)
The typical donation amount when giving blood is about 0.0007 cubic yards. Donated quantities of blood typically have a viable shelf life of about 42 days.
It's about one-eighty-five-thousandth as big as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The size of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 3,175,199 cubic yards.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (including internal hillock)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated volume of 3,175,199 cubic yards including its internal hillock. The 2,300,000 stones used in the construction of the pyramid weighed an average 2.27 metric tons (2.06 short tons) and were quarried at distances of up to 805 km (500 mi) away.
It's about 90,000 times as big as a Baseball (packed)
The size of a Baseball (packed) is about 0.00042993675 cubic yards.
(64% packing density) (MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must measure between about 0.00026385725 cubic yards and 0.00028646179 cubic yards. A major league pitcher can throw a fastball at up to 150 kph (91 mph).
It's about 150,000 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 200,000 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 250,000 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 450,000 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 450,000 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.
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