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It's about 350 times as big as a Baseball
The size of a Baseball is about 0.05557507587 gallons.
(MLB rules)
Per Major League Baseball rules, a baseball must measure between about 0.05329231088 gallons and 0.05785784086 gallons. A major league pitcher can throw a baseball at up to 150 kph (91 mph) in a fastball pitch.
It's about 500 times as big as a Tennis Ball
The size of a Tennis Ball is about 0.04161 gallons.
(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 0.04161 gallons. 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 650 times as big as a Hockey Puck
The size of a Hockey Puck is about 0.03059992844 gallons.
(Ice hockey)
standard ice hockey puck measures about 0.03059992844 gallons. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 1,000 times as big as an Egg
The size of an Egg is about 0.018 gallons.
(hen; USDA large size; uncooked)
A typical egg — of large size as defined by the United State Department of Agriculture — has a volume of 0.018 gallons. Each year, American farms produce 69,000,000,000 eggs.
It's about 1,000 times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)
The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 0.0167932407 gallons.
(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 0.0107475758 gallons. 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 2,000 times as big as a Golf Ball
The size of a Golf Ball is about 0.010747674 gallons.
(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 0.010747576 gallons. 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 2,000 times as big as a Marshmallow
The size of a Marshmallow is about 0.008 gallons.
A regular marshmallow measures about 0.008 gallons. In the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, a monster known as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was a fictional mascot of a marshmallow company, brought to life by supernatural forces and made gigantic — measuring 34.3 m tall in this form.
It's about 7,500 times as big as a Gumball (packed)
The size of a Gumball (packed) is about 0.0026 gallons.
(64% packing density) (commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.0024 gallons. 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 8,500 times as big as a Gumball
The size of a Gumball is about 0.0024 gallons.
(commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.0024 gallons. 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-thirty-thousandth as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 580,000 gallons.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 580,000 gallons. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
It's about one-thirty-five-thousandth as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool
The size of an Olympic Swimming Pool is about 660,000 gallons.
(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 660,000 gallons. 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-seventy-five-thousandth as big as The Goodyear Blimp
The size of The Goodyear Blimp is about 1,520,000 gallons.
(for GZ-20A)
The Goodyear GZ-20 model Blimp measures 1,520,000 gallons 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 one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 6,760,000 gallons.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool holds approximately 6,740,000 gallons of water. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) deep in its center.
It's about one-five-hundred-thousandth as big as The US Capitol Rotunda
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The size of The US Capitol Rotunda is about 9,800,000 gallons.
(formally United States Capitol rotunda) (Washington, D. C.) (total chamber volume)
The Capitol rotunda measures 9,800,000 gallons 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 one-eight-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
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The size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is about 16,000,000 gallons.
(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 16,000,000 gallons. 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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