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It's about one-thirtieth as big as a Beer Keg
The size of a Beer Keg is about 124 pints.
(Half barrel; maximum capacity)
The most common keg size sold by US beer sellers is a half-barrel type with a volume of 124 pints. This type of keg contains the equivalent of 165 0.750 pints cans of beer.
It's about one-fortieth as big as a Car Gas Tank
The size of a Car Gas Tank is about 160 pints.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus)
A car gas tank (for example, that of a 2009 Ford Taurus) holds 160 pints of gas. In contrast, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile — the first mass-produced car — had a fuel capacity of just 42.30 pints.
It's about 45 times as big as a Golf Ball
The size of a Golf Ball is about 0.085981392 pints.
(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 0.085980606 pints. 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 60 times as big as a Marshmallow
The size of a Marshmallow is about 0.07 pints.
A regular marshmallow measures about 0.06 pints. 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 one-eighty-fifth as big as a Bathtub
The size of a Bathtub is about 340 pints.
(a.k.a. bath, a.k.a. tub) (for Bootz Industries Aloha 5 ft. Left Hand Drain Soaking Tub)
The capacity of a typical bathtub is 340 pints. Historically, bathtubs have been made of various materials including marble, terracotta, silver, gold, and iron but the size and shape of the tubs has changed little in their 7,000 year history.
It's about 200 times as big as a Gumball (packed)
The size of a Gumball (packed) is about 0.021 pints.
(64% packing density) (commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.019 pints. 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 200 times as big as a Gumball
The size of a Gumball is about 0.019 pints.
(commercial-grade vending machine standard size)
The standard size gumball for a commercial grade vending machine has a volume of 0.019 pints. 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 one-four-hundredth as big as a Hot Tub
The size of a Hot Tub is about 1,520 pints.
(for Lifesmart Rock Solid Simplicity Plug and Play 4 Person Spa With 12 Jets) (a.k.a. Spa, a.k.a. Jacuzzi, a.k.a. Whirlpool) (Advertised Capacity)
An average, four-person hot tub holds 1,520 pints of water. Modern hot tubs became popular outside of Japan starting in about 1940.
It's about one-six-thousandth as big as a Concrete Mixer Truck
The size of a Concrete Mixer Truck is about 23,000 pints.
(a.k.a. cement mixer, a.k.a. cement mixer truck, a.k.a. cement transport truck, a.k.a. concrete mixer, a.k.a. concrete transport truck, a.k.a. in-transit mixer)(standard size; drum capacity)
A concrete mixer truck has a drum volume of up to 23,000 pints. Concrete mixer trucks can be in transit for about 90 minutes before the concrete dries — if the concrete dries while in the drum, jackhammers or even dynamite must be used to remove it.
It's about 0.0000009 times as big as a Hot Air Balloon
The size of a Hot Air Balloon is about 4,600,000 pints.
(four-person capacity; envelope volume; average)
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 4,600,000 pints. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
It's about 0.0000008 times as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool
The size of an Olympic Swimming Pool is about 5,300,000 pints.
(FINA regulation; (minimum capacity)
According to the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), a swimming pool for Olympic and world championship events must measure 50 m by 25 m with a depth of at least 2 m for a total volume of 5,300,000 pints. A pool of this size was to be used in Olympic time trials in New Jersey in early 2008, but its component pieces were stolen from a warehouse, likely to be sold for scrap metal.
It's about 0.0000004 times as big as The Goodyear Blimp
The size of The Goodyear Blimp is about 12,100,000 pints.
(for GZ-20A)
The Goodyear GZ-20 model Blimp measures 12,100,000 pints in total volume. A December, 1929 college football game between the University of Florida Gators and the University of Oregon Webfoots (later the University of Oregon Ducks) began with the blimp dropping a parachute-equipped ball from a height of 61 m (200 ft) to the field below.
It's about 0.00000008 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Flag of The US
The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 54,100,000 pints.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool holds approximately 53,900,000 pints of water. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) deep in its center.
It's about 0.00000005 times as big as The US Capitol Rotunda
Flag of The US
The size of The US Capitol Rotunda is about 78,000,000 pints.
(formally United States Capitol rotunda) (Washington, D. C.) (total chamber volume)
The Capitol rotunda measures 78,000,000 pints in total volume. Beneath the Capitol lies a crypt that was built to hold the remains of President George Washington, but according to his wishes, Washington was entered at his family home and the crypt remains empty.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center)
Flag of The US
The size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is about 130,000,000 pints.
(a.k.a. EPCOT Center) (Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total structure volume)
Spaceship Earth, the iconic structure at the heart of Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot (formerly EPCOT Center), has a total volume of 130,000,000 pints. The outer structure of the sphere features a gutter system that channels all rainwater into nearby World Showcase Lagoon instead of simply falling off the surface of the sphere.
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