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How big is 113,300 cubic yards?

It's about 750,000,000 times as big as a Hockey Puck
The size of a Hockey Puck is about 0.0001515042753 cubic yards.
(Ice hockey)
standard ice hockey puck measures about 0.0001515042753 cubic yards. Hockey pucks can be shot or passed at speeds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) during games.
It's about 1,500,000,000 times as big as an Egg
The size of an Egg is about 0.0000890 cubic yards.
(hen; USDA large size; uncooked)
A typical egg — of large size as defined by the United State Department of Agriculture — has a volume of 0.0000890 cubic yards. Each year, American farms produce 69,000,000,000 eggs.
It's about 1,500,000,000 times as big as a Golf Ball (packed)
The size of a Golf Ball (packed) is about 0.00008314554620 cubic yards.
(64% packing density) (per R&A-USGA Rules of Golf)
Dictated by the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), a golf ball must have a volume of at least 0.0000532126630 cubic yards. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about 2,000,000,000 times as big as a Golf Ball
The size of a Golf Ball is about 0.000053213150 cubic yards.
(per R&A-USGA Rules of Golf)
According to the Rules of Golf (as approved by the United States Golf Association and the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews), a golf ball must have a volume of at least 0.0000532126630 cubic yards. Golf balls are not required to have the familiar dimpled pattern, but the design has been popular since its invention in 1905 because it reduces drag while increasing lift.
It's about 3,000,000,000 times as big as a Marshmallow
The size of a Marshmallow is about 0.0000400 cubic yards.
A regular marshmallow measures about 0.0000400 cubic yards. In the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, a monster known as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was a fictional mascot of a marshmallow company, brought to life by supernatural forces and made gigantic — measuring 34.3 m tall in this form.
It's about 8,500,000,000 times as big as a Gumball (packed)
The size of a Gumball (packed) is about 0.0000130 cubic yards.
(64% packing density) (commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.0000120 cubic yards. Walter Diemer, an accountant at the Fleer Company in Philadelphia, is the man responsible for bubblegum's traditional pink color, as pink was the only food coloring in the company's factory when he made his first successful batch of gum.
It's about 9,500,000,000 times as big as a Gumball
The size of a Gumball is about 0.0000120 cubic yards.
(commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.0000120 cubic yards. Walter Diemer, an accountant at the Fleer Company in Philadelphia, is the man responsible for bubblegum's traditional pink color, as pink was the only food coloring in the company's factory when he made his first successful batch of gum.
It's about 0.00000000004 times as big as The Gulf of Mexico
The size of The Gulf of Mexico is about 3,184,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 cubic yards.
(water volume)
The Gulf of Mexico contains 3,184,000,000,000,000.00000000000000000000 cubic yards of water. Every second, the Mississippi River empties 15,700 cubic yards of water into the Gulf.
It's about 0.00000000000006 times as big as Earth's Oceans
The size of Earth's Oceans is about 1,800,000,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000000 cubic yards.
(Total water volume of Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans) (estimated)
Over 97% of the Earth's water is found in the planet's five oceans for a total volume of about 1,800,000,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000000 cubic yards. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, covering 165,760,000 sq. km — more than double the area of the Atlantic Ocean at 82,400,000 sq. km.
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