Coconut (Husked)
99.2 mm (3.906 in)
Fruit length along its axis
The brown, hairy nut sold in shops, with the outer husk taken off. About 10 cm long and 9 cm wide.
Published
How big is that?
99.2 mm is 14 times a grain of rice and 33% of an A4 sheet.
Coconut is the 12th smallest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 56th smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Credit card (ID-1 size) (Classic), 85.6 mm and Golf hole (Classic), 10.8 cm across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Coconut in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Coconut |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee mug (12 oz)A standard 12-ounce mug, measured on a Fiesta Java mug. | 92.1 mm tall | 93% of the size |
| LemonA lemon, measured tip to tip. | 95 mm long | about the same |
| Coconut (Husked) | 99.2 mm long | – |
| Soda can (12 oz / 355 ml)The standard aluminum drinks can in North America. | 12.222 cm tall | 1.2× bigger |
| TeaspoonA stainless steel teaspoon, measured on an IKEA FÖRNUFT. | 14 cm long | 1.4× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 99.2 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 9.92 |
| Metres | 0.0992 |
| Inches | 3.906 |
| Feet | 0.3255 |
How it's measured
Fruit length along its axis. Mean of measured coconuts (Asha Monicka et al. 2017).
Sources
- pub.isae.in: J. Agric. Eng. 54(4): average fruit length, major diameter and minor diameter were 99.2, 91.5 and 89.5 mm.
- www3.ctahr.hawaii.edu (supporting): University of Hawaii CTAHR: immature, de-husked coconuts are about 10 cm (4 in) in diameter.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Coconut is one of the objects in Kitchen Table, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.