It's about one-and-four-fifths times as big as a Basketball (packed)
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 1.8015821832 times the size of a Basketball (packed), and the size of a Basketball (packed) is 0.55506765627 times that amount.
(64% packing density) (NBA official ball standards, Size 7)A NBA official ball, manufactured by Spalding, is a Size 7 ball measures about 0.806402290990 pecks. These balls have 4,118 pebbles each with a diameter of 2.5 mm
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as a Bowling Ball (packed)
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 2.4289229084 times the size of a Bowling Ball (packed), and the size of a Bowling Ball (packed) is 0.41170512104 times that amount.
(64% packing density) (USBC specifications; tenpin)According to United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling ball should measure at least 10.795 cm (4.25 in) in radius for a total volume of about 0.598125199850 pecks. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5 kg (11 lbs) will float in water.
It's about three times as big as a Basketball
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 2.8149721614 times the size of a Basketball, and the size of a Basketball is 0.35524329999 times that amount.
(NBA official ball standards, Size 7)A NBA official ball, manufactured by Spalding, is a Size 7 ball and measures about 0.806402290990 pecks. The surface of these balls have 4,118 pebbles with a diameter of 2.5 mm each.
It's about one-third as big as a Beer Keg
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 0.341 times the size of a Beer Keg, and the size of a Beer Keg is 2.93 times that amount.
(Half barrel; maximum capacity)The most common keg size sold by US beer sellers is a half-barrel type with a volume of 6.660 pecks. This type of keg contains the equivalent of 165 0.0403 pecks cans of beer.
It's about one-fourth as big as a Car Gas Tank
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 0.264 times the size of a Car Gas Tank, and the size of a Car Gas Tank is 3.79 times that amount.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus)A car gas tank (for example, that of a 2009 Ford Taurus) holds 8.590 pecks of gas. In contrast, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — the first mass-produced car — had a fuel capacity of just 2.270 pecks.
It's about four times as big as a Bowling Ball
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 3.7951920444 times the size of a Bowling Ball, and the size of a Bowling Ball is 0.26349127746 times that amount.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)According to United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling ball should measure at least 10.795 cm (4.25 in) in radius for a total volume of about 0.598125199850 pecks. Because regulation balls measure the same diameter irrespective of their weight, ball density varies by size and balls weighing less than about 5 kg (11 lbs) will float in water.
It's about four times as big as The Blood in a Human Body
In other words, 2.270 pecks is 4 times the size of The Blood in a Human Body, and the size of The Blood in a Human Body is 0.3 times that amount.
(for 70 kg body; average altitude; average)The volume of blood in the average human body is about 0.60 pecks. Persons living at high altitude, however, may have up to an additional 0.20 pecks of blood to compensate for the lower oxygen level. |