Microwave oven
52.5 cm (1.722 ft)
Exterior width
A countertop microwave seen from the front, measured on a Panasonic 1.2 cu ft. 52.5 cm wide and 31 cm tall.
Published
How big is that?
52.5 cm is 1.8 times an A4 sheet and 30% of an adult man.
Microwave oven is the 4th largest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 81st smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Archaeopteryx (Prehistoric Giants), 50 cm long and Dodo (Prehistoric Giants), 70 cm tall.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Microwave oven in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Microwave oven |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling pinA wooden rolling pin with handles, measured on an IKEA MAGASIN. | 43 cm long | 82% of the size |
| BlenderA countertop blender with its jar on, measured on a Vitamix 5200. | 52.07 cm tall | about the same |
| BaguetteA French stick, made to the rules of Paris's best-baguette contest. | 52.5 cm long | about the same |
| Microwave oven | 52.5 cm wide | – |
| Kitchen tableA table for four seen from the front, measured on an IKEA MÖRBYLÅNGA. | 75 cm tall | 1.4× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 525 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 52.5 |
| Metres | 0.525 |
| Inches | 20.67 |
| Feet | 1.722 |
How it's measured
Exterior width. Manufacturer's specification.
Sources
- shop.panasonic.com: Panasonic NN-SN686SR: dimensions 20 11/16 in W x 12 1/4 in H x 15 13/16 in D (525 x 310 x 401 mm).
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Microwave oven 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.