The Count of Things

Bluebulb Projects' The Measure of Things presents:

It's about the number of Vertebrae in a Snake's Body

(Serpentes) (Approximate)

It's about the number of Beatles Songs

In other words, the count of Beatles Songs is 1.03 times 300.

(a.k.a. The Beatles) (1958 thru 1996)

It's about the number of Manned Flights to Space

In other words, the count of a Manned Flights to Space is 1.04 times 300.

(2016 figures) (flights with at least 80km altitude; US, Russia, the Soviet Union, and China)
Since the flight of the Vostok 1 in April, 1961, there have been a total of 312 manned spaceflights under the American, Russian, Soviet, and Chinese space programs. Furthermore, the space programs of the US, Russia, the Soviet Union, France, Argentina, and Iran have launched a total 32 monkeys (specifically rhesus, cynomolgus, and squirrel monkeys, macaques, chimpanzees) into space.

It's about one-and-one-tenth times the number of Professional Baseball Teams in the United States

In other words, 300 is 1.09 times the count of Professional Baseball Teams in the United States, and the count of Professional Baseball Teams in the United States is 0.9170 times that amount.

(2016 figures) (includes Major, Minor, and Independent Leagues)

It's about one-and-one-tenth times the number of Words in the Gettysburg Address

In other words, the count of Words in the Gettysburg Address is 0.9090 times 300.

(Bliss text)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered November 19, 1863, at the postwar dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, lasted just over two minutes and contained an estimated (the exact wording of the original speech is disputed) 272 words. Lincoln wrote five (5) drafts of the speech, which are known today by the last names of the original recipients.

It's about nine-tenths the number of Sesame Seeds on a Big Mac bun

In other words, 300 is 0.860 times the count of Sesame Seeds on a Big Mac bun, and the count of Sesame Seeds on a Big Mac bun is 1.20 times that amount.

(McDonald's sandwich; approximate figures)

It's about one-and-a-half times the number of Bones in the Human Body

In other words, 300 is 1.460 times the count of Bones in the Human Body, and the count of Bones in the Human Body is 0.6850 times that amount.

(adult, excluding sesamoid bones and ossicles)