Most people can easily visualize a standard-sized piece of paper, so it’s a great comparison for various measurements. In the United States, a piece of paper is 11 … See more

Whether or not you’ve ever played golf, you’re probably familiar with how a golf tee looks or how it feels to hold one in your hand. A golf tee is about 2.125 inches or 5.4 centimeters tall, … See more

Thumb tacks are usually about 0.25 inches tall including the sharp metal tip. Three thumbtacks, therefore, add up to a height or length of about 0.75 inches, which is just shy of 2 … See more

Coins are always a great way to estimate small sizes because they’re familiar objects that always have exact dimensions and weights. A … See more

A standard pencil is 7.5 inches or 19.05 centimeters long. This means you could mark off almost 10 sections of 2 centimeters along the pencil’s length. Only pencils that haven’t been sharpened and haven’t had their erasers used are exactly this length. If the … See more