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It's about 5,000 times as big as a Human Stomach
The size of a Human Stomach is about 0.01 oil barrels.
(human; adult)
An average adult human stomach has a volume of about 0.01 oil barrels. A newborn baby has a stomach capacity of just 0.0002 oil barrels.
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
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The size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is about 390,000 oil barrels.
(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 390,000 oil barrels. 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 6,500 times as big as an Ostrich Egg
The size of an Ostrich Egg is about 0.01026 oil barrels.
(Struthio camelus) (for common ostrich; average)
The largest egg produced by living birds, ostrich eggs measure about 0.01006 oil barrels in volume. The eggs take about nine weeks to hatch, with males and females taking turns incubating them.
It's about one-eight-thousandth as big as Royal Albert Hall
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The size of Royal Albert Hall is about 545,000 oil barrels.
(a.k.a. Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences) (Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom) (total auditorium volume)
Royal Albert Hall measures 545,000 oil barrels 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 20,000 times as big as a STARBUCKS Venti Coffee
The size of a STARBUCKS Venti Coffee is about 0.0037 oil barrels.
A STARBUCKS Venti coffee drink measures 0.0037 oil barrels. The name of the size, Venti, is the Italian word for twenty.
It's about 20,000 times as big as a Blood Donation
The size of a Blood Donation is about 0.003 oil barrels.
(American Red Cross donation volume)
The typical donation amount when giving blood is about 0.003 oil barrels. Donated quantities of blood typically have a viable shelf life of about 42 days.
It's about 35,000 times as big as a Baseball (packed)
The size of a Baseball (packed) is about 0.0020675251 oil barrels.
(64% packing density) (MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must measure between about 0.0012688645 oil barrels and 0.0013775676 oil barrels. A major league pitcher can throw a fastball at up to 150 kph (91 mph).
It's about 50,000 times as big as a Baseball
The size of a Baseball is about 0.001323216092 oil barrels.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must measure between about 0.001268864545 oil barrels and 0.00137756764 oil barrels. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) in a fastball pitch.
It's about 70,000 times as big as a Tennis Ball
The size of a Tennis Ball is about 0.0009906 oil barrels.
(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 0.0009906 oil barrels. 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 95,000 times as big as a Hockey Puck
The size of a Hockey Puck is about 0.0007285697247 oil barrels.
(Ice hockey)
standard ice hockey puck measures about 0.0007285697247 oil barrels. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth as big as The Houston Astrodome
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The size of The Houston Astrodome is about 7,500,000 oil barrels.
(a.k.a. Reliant Astrodome, a.k.a. Astrodome, a.k.a. Harris County Domed Stadium) (Houston, Texas)
The Reliant Astrodome measures 7,500,000 oil barrels 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 one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as The Melbourne Cricket Ground
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The size of The Melbourne Cricket Ground is about 11,000,000 oil barrels.
(a.k.a. MCG, a.k.a. "The G") (Yarra Park, melbourne, Victoria, Australia) (internal volume)
The MCG has an internal volume of approximately 11,000,000 oil barrels. 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 150,000 times as big as an Egg
The size of an Egg is about 0.00043 oil barrels.
(hen; USDA large size; uncooked)
A typical egg — of large size as defined by the United State Department of Agriculture — has a volume of 0.00043 oil barrels. Each year, American farms produce 69,000,000,000 eggs.
It's about 150,000 times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)
The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 0.000399839065 oil barrels.
(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 0.000255894661 oil barrels. 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-two-hundred-thousandth as big as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The size of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 15,269,230 oil barrels.
(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 15,269,230 oil barrels 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.
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