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It's about 4,000 times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 5.20 shaftments.
(for healthy, middle-aged man of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a man's step is 5.20 shaftments, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 10 shaftments. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-four-thousandth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 83,702,580 shaftments.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 83,702,579 shaftments at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 686,400 shaftments.
It's about 4,500 times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 4.30 shaftments.
(for healthy, middle-aged woman of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a woman's step is 4.30 shaftments, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 8.70 shaftments. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about 8,000 times as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 2.50 shaftments.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 0.00521 shaftments of 2.50 shaftments in height. The USBC further mandates that certified pins be made of sugar maple wood, unless otherwise approved by the organization.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as long as The Circumfrence of Earth
The length of The Circumfrence of Earth is about 262,959,410 shaftments.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has an Equatorial circumference of approximately 262,959,410 shaftments. The first airplane trip around the circumference of the Earth (with a few stops along the way), was completed in 1924 by the United States Army Air Service, and took 175 days.
It's about 55,000 times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 0.350 shaftments.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 0.350 shaftments tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as The Distance from Earth to the Moon
The length of The Distance from Earth to the Moon is about 2,522,549,000 shaftments.
(a.k.a. Luna) (median of semi-major axis, or apigee, and semi-minor axes, or perigee)
The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is elliptical, with an average distance of 2,522,549,000 shaftments from center-to-center. About 428.376 kg of moon rock have been cataloged on the Earth, from the American Apollo and Soviet Luna Programs, and from samples that have been extracted from meteorites.
It's about 200,000 times as long as an Aspirin
The length of an Aspirin is about 0.092 shaftments.
(for up & up aspirin, 325mg, regular strength tablets) (a.k.a. acetylsalicylic acid, a.k.a. ASA)
A single aspirin tablet measures 0.092 shaftments in diameter. One of the most common medicines in the world and a foundation of worldwide health systems, an estimated 40,000 metric tons of aspirin are consumed each year.
It's about 2,000,000 times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 0.011 shaftments.
(average; restaurant and supermarket applications) (based on FMA Omcan Italian Made TR50 Counter Top Pasta Machine Extruder 13317)
An average strand of restaurant-grade spaghetti measures 0.011 shaftments in thickness. In 2010, a California Buca di Beppo set a world record by preparing a 13,780-lb bowl of spaghetti, served in a swimming pool.
It's about 2,500,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 0.0082 shaftments.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.0082 shaftments. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 99.10 shaftments in height.
It's about 30,000,000 times as tall as a sheet of Paper
The height of a sheet of Paper is about 0.0007 shaftments.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
A single sheet of 20 lb, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is just 0.0007 shaftments thick. This style of paper weighs a mere 5 g per sheet.
It's about 30,000,000 times as wide as a Strand of Hair
The width of a Strand of Hair is about 0.00065 shaftments.
(average)
A strand of human hair averages 99 µm (micrometers), with blond hair being the finest and black hair the thickest. On a healthy scalp, each strand of hair will last up to 6 years.
It's about 400,000,000 times as long as a Red Blood Cell
The length of a Red Blood Cell is about 0.0000490 shaftments.
(a.k.a. RBCs, a.k.a. haematids, a.k.a. erythrocyte, a.k.a. erythroid cells, a.k.a. red blood corpuscles)
An average Red Blood Cell measures 7.5 µm (micrometers) in diameter. An average human has 20 - 30 trillion red blood cells in their body and each cell completes a circulatory lap in about 20 seconds.
It's about 500,000,000 times as long as a Cell's Nucleus
The length of a Cell's Nucleus is about 0.0000390 shaftments.
(for animal cell)
The nucleus of an animal cell measures an average of 0.0000390 shaftments. The nucleus is the largest organelle in these cells, accounting for about 10% of the cell's total volume.
It's about 1,500,000,000 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.0000130 shaftments.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.0000130 shaftments in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
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