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It's about 0.000000000000000000002 times as big as Earth's Oceans
The size of Earth's Oceans is about 28,000,000,000,000,001,677,721,600.0000000000000000000000000000 drops.
(Total water volume of Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans) (estimated)
Over 97% of the Earth's water is found in the planet's five oceans for a total volume of about 28,000,000,000,000,001,677,721,600.0000000000000000000000000000 drops. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, covering 165,760,000 sq. km — more than double the area of the Atlantic Ocean at 82,400,000 sq. km.
It's about 0.0000000000000000008 times as big as The Gulf of Mexico
The size of The Gulf of Mexico is about 48,679,999,999,999,997,902,848.000000000000000000000000000 drops.
(water volume)
The Gulf of Mexico contains 48,679,999,999,999,997,902,848.000000000000000000000000000 drops of water. Every second, the Mississippi River empties 240,000,000,000 drops of water into the Gulf.
It's about 0.0000000000000005 times as big as The Grand Canyon
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The size of The Grand Canyon is about 83,400,000,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000000 drops.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
A dynamic and continuously changing landscape, the Grand Canyon has an approximate volume of 83,400,000,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000000 drops. The strata of the rock visible in the Canyon's walls display nearly 2 billion years of geological history.
It's about 0.0000000000000005 times as big as an Halley's Comet
The size of an Halley's Comet is about 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.0000000000000000000000 drops.
(Comet Halley, officially "1P/Halley") (volume calculated based on 2005 dimensions)
Halley's Comet, the famous comet visible to observers on Earth approximately every 76 years, has a peanut- or potato-shaped nucleus made of rock, dust, ice, and various frozen gasses. The nucleus measures approximately 15 km by 8 km by 8 km, which yields a calculated volume of 80,000,000,000,000,000,000.0000000000000000000000 drops. The coma of the Comet — the trail of sublimated gasses that give the Comet its visibility — may be up to 100,000 km in length.
It's about 0.000000000004 times as big as Sydney Harbour
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The size of Sydney Harbour is about 11,200,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 drops.
(formally Port Jackson, a.k.a. Sydney Harbor) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total estuary water volume at high tide)
Lending the term "sydharb" or "sydarb" to comparable quantities of water, Sydney Harbor contains approximately 11,200,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 drops of water. Snapper Island, a onetime naval facility loocated in the Harbour, was transformed by the dredging efforts of the Australian Navy from a 2,360 sq. m (25,400 sq. ft) outcropping to a 16,500 sq. m (178,000 sq. ft) island shaped roughly in the outline of a boat.
It's about 0.0000000008 times as big as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The size of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 48,552,280,000,000 drops.
(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 48,552,280,000,000 drops 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 0.000000001 times as big as The Melbourne Cricket Ground
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The size of The Melbourne Cricket Ground is about 34,000,000,000,000 drops.
(a.k.a. MCG, a.k.a. "The G") (Yarra Park, melbourne, Victoria, Australia) (internal volume)
The MCG has an internal volume of approximately 34,000,000,000,000 drops. 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 0.000000002 times as big as The Houston Astrodome
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The size of The Houston Astrodome is about 24,000,000,000,000 drops.
(a.k.a. Reliant Astrodome, a.k.a. Astrodome, a.k.a. Harris County Domed Stadium) (Houston, Texas)
The Reliant Astrodome measures 24,000,000,000,000 drops 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 0.00000003 times as big as Royal Albert Hall
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The size of Royal Albert Hall is about 1,733,000,000,000 drops.
(a.k.a. Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences) (Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom) (total auditorium volume)
Royal Albert Hall measures 1,733,000,000,000 drops in total auditorium volume. One of the centerpieces of the Hall is the Grand Organ — the second-largest organ in the United Kingdom, with 10,268 speaking pipes reaching up to 9.8 m (32 ft) in height.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
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The size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is about 1,200,000,000,000 drops.
(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 1,200,000,000,000 drops. 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.
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 740,000,000,000 drops.
(formally United States Capitol rotunda) (Washington, D. C.) (total chamber volume)
The Capitol rotunda measures 740,000,000,000 drops 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 0.00000008 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 512,000,000,000 drops.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool holds approximately 510,000,000,000 drops of water. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) deep in its center.
It's about 0.0000004 times as big as The Goodyear Blimp
The size of The Goodyear Blimp is about 115,000,000,000 drops.
(for GZ-20A)
The Goodyear GZ-20 model Blimp measures 115,000,000,000 drops 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 0.0000008 times as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool
The size of an Olympic Swimming Pool is about 50,000,000,000 drops.
(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 50,000,000,000 drops. 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 0.0000009 times as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 44,000,000,000 drops.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 44,000,000,000 drops. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
 
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