Espresso cup
50 mm (1.969 in)
Height of the cup, saucer not included
A small cup for a single shot, measured on an IKEA 365+ 6 cl cup. 5 cm tall without its saucer.
Published
How big is that?
50 mm is 7 times a grain of rice and 58% of a credit card.
Espresso cup is the 6th smallest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 45th smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Golf ball (Classic), 42.67 mm across and AA battery (Classic), 50.5 mm long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Espresso cup in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Espresso cup |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar cubeA standard sugar cube, which is really a small brick. | 16 mm | 32% of the size |
| Almond (Nonpareil kernel)The kernel of the most widely grown almond variety. | 24.16 mm long | 48% of the size |
| Espresso cup | 50 mm tall | – |
| Hen's egg (Large)A large chicken egg, measured along its long axis. | 55 mm tall | 1.1× bigger |
| OrangeA sweet orange, the most widely grown citrus fruit. | 80 mm across | 1.6× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 50 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 5 |
| Metres | 0.05 |
| Inches | 1.969 |
| Feet | 0.164 |
How it's measured
Height of the cup, saucer not included. Manufacturer's specification (IKEA product page).
Sources
- ikea.com: IKEA 365+ espresso cup and saucer: cup height 5 cm.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Espresso cup 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.