Correction for the size of a Basketball (packed)

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How big is 174 oil barrels?

It's about 2,500 times as big as a Basketball (packed)

The size of a Basketball (packed) is about 0.069819029527 oil barrels.

(64% packing density) (NBA official ball standards, Size 7)

A NBA official ball, manufactured by Spalding, is a Size 7 ball measures about 0.044684178896 oil barrels. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2025). Correction for the size of a Basketball (packed). Retrieved July 4, 2025 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=obl&amt=174&i=442

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MLA Style (8th Ed.)

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the size of a Basketball (packed)." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=obl&amt=174&i=442.

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