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Everyday Estimation
Mass |
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| 1300 kg | Small Automobile |
| 70 kg | Large Dog (Great Dane) |
| 10 kg | Bicycle |
| 5 kg | Cat |
| 850 g | Baseball Bat |
| 270 g | NCAA Volleyball |
| 150 g | Cell Phone |
| 46 g | Golf Ball |
| 5 g | Nickel Coin ($0.05) |
| 2.5 g | Penny Coin ($0.01) |
| 1 g | Currency Note (regardless of denomination) |
| 600 mg | Cotton Ball |
Length |
|
| 43 km | NIST to The Whitehouse |
| 90 m | Football Field (Length) |
| 3.7 m | Interstate Highway Lane (Width) |
| 1 m | NCAA Volleyball Net (Width) |
| 153 mm | Currency ($5 Bill) |
| 66 cm | NCAA Volleyball (Circumference) |
| 19 cm | Pencil |
| 1 mm | Thickness of a Dime |
| 7 µm | Average Human Hair |
Area |
|
| 162 m² (9 m) x (18 m) |
NCAA Volleyball Court |
| 616 cm² (22 cm) x (28 cm) |
Office Paper |
| 5.28 cm² (2.2 cm) x (2.4 cm) |
First Class Postage Stamp |
Volume |
|
| 1 ML | Olympic Swimming Pool |
| 235 L | Bathtub |
| 5 L | Blood in Human Body |
| 4L | Full Human Stomach |
| 3.79 L | Gallon of Milk |
| 355 mL | Soda Pop Can |
| 200 mL | Juice Box |
| 80 mL | Empty Human Stomach |
| 15 mL | Eye Drop Bottle |
Temperature |
|
| 5600 °C | Surface of the Sun |
| 100 °C | Water Boils |
| 37 °C | Human Body Temperature |
| 20 °C | Room Temperature |
| 0 °C | Water Freezes |
Contacts
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Created February 4, 2010, Updated November 12, 2020