How big is 400,000 drops?
It's about 150 times as big as a Tennis Ball
The size of a Tennis Ball is about 3,150 drops.
(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 3,150 drops. 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 150 times as big as a Hockey Puck
The size of a Hockey Puck is about 2,316.6665940 drops.
(Ice hockey)
standard ice hockey puck measures about 2,316.6665940 drops. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 300 times as big as an Egg
The size of an Egg is about 1,400 drops.
(hen; USDA large size; uncooked)
A typical egg — of large size as defined by the United State Department of Agriculture — has a volume of 1,400 drops. Each year, American farms produce 69,000,000,000 eggs.
It's about 300 times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)
The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 1,271.386630 drops.
(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 813.680 drops. 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 500 times as big as a Golf Ball
The size of a Golf Ball is about 813.687440 drops.
(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 813.680 drops. 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 one-five-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Concrete Mixer Truck
The size of a Concrete Mixer Truck is about 220,000,000 drops.
(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 220,000,000 drops. 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 600 times as big as a Marshmallow
The size of a Marshmallow is about 600 drops.
It's about 2,000 times as big as a Gumball (packed)
The size of a Gumball (packed) is about 200 drops.
(64% packing density) (commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 180 drops. 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 2,000 times as big as a Gumball
The size of a Gumball is about 180 drops.
(commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 180 drops. 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-one-hundred-thousandth 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).
It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth 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 one-three-hundred-thousandth 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 The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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 0.0000006 times as big as The US Capitol Rotunda
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 0.0000003 times as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
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.