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How big is 160 drams?

It's about one-tenth as big as The Blood in a Human Body
The size of The Blood in a Human Body is about 1,000 drams.
(for 70 kg body; average altitude; average)
The volume of blood in the average human body is about 1,000 drams. Persons living at high altitude, however, may have up to an additional 500 drams of blood to compensate for the lower oxygen level.
It's about one-tenth as big as a Basketball
The size of a Basketball is about 1,921.77716590 drams.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A NBA official ball, manufactured by Spalding, is a Size 7 ball and measures about 1,921.77716590 drams. The surface of these balls have 4,118 pebbles with a diameter of 2.5 mm each.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as a Bowling Ball (packed)
The size of a Bowling Ball (packed) is about 2,227.22145850 drams.
(64% packing density) (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 1,425.42173340 drams. 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 one-twentieth as big as a Basketball (packed)
The size of a Basketball (packed) is about 3,002.77682190 drams.
(64% packing density) (NBA official ball standards, Size 7)
A NBA official ball, manufactured by Spalding, is a Size 7 ball measures about 1,921.77716590 drams. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as a Beer Keg
The size of a Beer Keg is about 15,900 drams.
(Half barrel; maximum capacity)
The most common keg size sold by US beer sellers is a half-barrel type with a volume of 15,900 drams. This type of keg contains the equivalent of 165 96 drams cans of beer.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Car Gas Tank
The size of a Car Gas Tank is about 20,500 drams.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus)
A car gas tank (for example, that of a 2009 Ford Taurus) holds 20,500 drams of gas. In contrast, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — the first mass-produced car — had a fuel capacity of just 5,410 drams.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Bathtub
The size of a Bathtub is about 43,000 drams.
(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 43,000 drams. 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 one-one-thousandth as big as a Hot Tub
The size of a Hot Tub is about 194,000 drams.
(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 194,000 drams of water. Modern hot tubs became popular outside of Japan starting in about 1940.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as big as a Concrete Mixer Truck
The size of a Concrete Mixer Truck is about 3,000,000 drams.
(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 3,000,000 drams. 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 0.0000003 times as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 600,000,000 drams.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 600,000,000 drams. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
It's about 0.0000003 times as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool
The size of an Olympic Swimming Pool is about 680,000,000 drams.
(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 680,000,000 drams. 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 0.0000001 times as big as The Goodyear Blimp
The size of The Goodyear Blimp is about 1,550,000,000 drams.
(for GZ-20A)
The Goodyear GZ-20 model Blimp measures 1,550,000,000 drams 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 0.00000003 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Flag of The US
The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 6,930,000,000 drams.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool holds approximately 6,900,000,000 drams of water. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) deep in its center.
It's about 0.00000002 times as big as The US Capitol Rotunda
Flag of The US
The size of The US Capitol Rotunda is about 10,000,000,000 drams.
(formally United States Capitol rotunda) (Washington, D. C.) (total chamber volume)
The Capitol rotunda measures 10,000,000,000 drams 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 0.000000010 times as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
Flag of The US
The size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is about 17,000,000,000 drams.
(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 17,000,000,000 drams. 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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