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It's about 5,000 times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 0.00081 kilometers.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 0.00081 kilometers. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about 5,000 times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 0.00079 kilometers.
(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 0.00079 kilometers, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.0016 kilometers. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about 6,000 times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 0.00066 kilometers.
(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 0.00066 kilometers, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.0013 kilometers. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about 10,000 times as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 0.000381 kilometers.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 0.0000007940 kilometers of 0.000381 kilometers 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-ten-thousandth as long as The Circumfrence of Earth
The length of The Circumfrence of Earth is about 40,075.014 kilometers.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has an Equatorial circumference of approximately 40,075.014 kilometers. 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 70,000 times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 0.0000540 kilometers.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 0.0000540 kilometers 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-thousandth as long as The Distance from Earth to the Moon
The length of The Distance from Earth to the Moon is about 384,436.50 kilometers.
(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 384,436.5 km 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 300,000 times as long as an Aspirin
The length of an Aspirin is about 0.0000140 kilometers.
(for up & up aspirin, 325mg, regular strength tablets) (a.k.a. acetylsalicylic acid, a.k.a. ASA)
A single aspirin tablet measures 0.0000140 kilometers 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 2,500,000 times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 0.00000170 kilometers.
(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 0.00000170 kilometers 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 3,000,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 0.000001250 kilometers.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.000001250 kilometers. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 0.0151 kilometers in height.
It's about 40,000,000 times as wide as a Strand of Hair
The width of a Strand of Hair is about 0.0000000990 kilometers.
(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 40,000,000 times as tall as a sheet of Paper
The height of a sheet of Paper is about 0.0000001000 kilometers.
(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 0.0000001000 kilometers thick. This style of paper weighs a mere 5 g per sheet.
It's about 500,000,000 times as long as a Red Blood Cell
The length of a Red Blood Cell is about 0.00000000750 kilometers.
(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 650,000,000 times as long as a Cell's Nucleus
The length of a Cell's Nucleus is about 0.00000000600 kilometers.
(for animal cell)
The nucleus of an animal cell measures an average of 0.00000000600 kilometers. The nucleus is the largest organelle in these cells, accounting for about 10% of the cell's total volume.
It's about 2,000,000,000 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.00000000200 kilometers.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.00000000200 kilometers in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
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