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It's about as big as a Bath Towel
The size of a Bath Towel is about 10,838 square centimeters.
(for Fieldcrest Luxury Solid Towels)
Bath towels typically measure 142.24 cm (56 in) by 76.2 cm (30 in), for a total area of about 10,838 square centimeters. The city of Bursa, Turkey is known as the birthplace of the modern towel.
It's about one-fourth as big as a King Size Bed
The size of a King Size Bed is about 40,300 square centimeters.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 40,300 square centimeters in total area. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 50,000 square centimeters for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as big as an Airplane Tray Table
The size of an Airplane Tray Table is about 1,010 square centimeters.
(average)
With wide variation among different models of airplanes, in-flight tray tables measure around 41.2 cm (16.5 in) x 24.1 cm (9.5 in) for a total area of 1,010 square centimeters. Flight safety rules require that the tray tables be upright and locked during takeoff and landing so as to reduce the risk of passenger abdominal injury.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as a Parking Space
The size of a Parking Space is about 150,000 square centimeters.
(a.k.a Parking Stall) (average; surface lot; North America)
An average-size parking space in a North American surface lot measures 150,000 square centimeters. Due to the high real estate prices at the time, parking spaces in a densely-populated part of Manhattan would sell for an average of $165,000 in 2007, with some spaces fetching up to $225,000.
It's about thirty times as big as an Apple iPad
The size of an Apple iPad is about 400.20 square centimeters.
(for 9.7 inch, Apple iPad Air MD785LL/B)
An Apple iPad measures 23 cm (9.4 in) x 17 cm (6.6 in) for a total device area of 400.20 square centimeters. The base model iPad Air features 16 GB of storage capacity.
It's about 200 times as big as a Playing Card
The size of a Playing Card is about 56 square centimeters.
(ISO 216 B8 size)
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card measures 56 sq. cm. Although this size is the most common playing card, many casinos use the smaller "bridge size" card — 26 square centimeters smaller.
It's about 200 times as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 54 square centimeters.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 54 sq. cm in total area. In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo swept through Charleston, South Carolina with winds up to 230 kph (140 mph), uprooting eight oak trees in Mr. Bruce Brakefield's yard, but leaving in place a Post-it® note attached to his front door.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Tennis court
The size of a Tennis court is about 2,608,717.40 square centimeters.
(per ITF specification; for doubles)
Per International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis 2009, a doubles tennis court should measure 23.7744 m long by 10.9728 m, for a total area of about 2,607,600 square centimeters. Courts may be surfaced with crushed red stone, shale, brick, hard-soil grass, or asphalt.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as big as an IMAX screen
The size of an IMAX screen is about 3,542,000 square centimeters.
(standard)
An IMAX movie theater screen measures 22 m (72 ft) by 16 m (52 ft) for a total area of 3,542,000 square centimeters. Because the film used in an IMAX movie is more than eight times larger than regular film, the platters of a two-and-a-half hour feature film can weigh up to 250 kg (550 lbs).
It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 4,956,377.1840 square centimeters.
(per NBA regulation)
Per NBA rules , a basketball court should measure 29.5656 m long by 16.764 m wide, for a total area of 4,956,377.1840 square centimeters. The first basketball game, held in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played on a court half the size of today's NBA standard and ended with a score of 1-0.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Fort Knox
Flag of The US
The size of Fort Knox is about 11,800,000 square centimeters.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 11,800,000 square centimeters. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Manchester Cathedral
Flag of The UK
The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 12,380,000 square centimeters.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 12,380,000 square centimeters between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 15,168,287.40 square centimeters.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 15,168,287.40 square centimeters. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about 1,500 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 7.70 square centimeters.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 7.7 sq. cm. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about 2,500 times as big as a US Quarter
Flag of The US
The size of a US Quarter is about 4.6220 square centimeters.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. Washington quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The George Washington quarter, in circulation in various forms since 1932, has a diameter of 24.26 mm (0.955 in) and an area of 4.6220 square centimeters.
 
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