Orange
80 mm (3.15 in)
Fruit diameter
A sweet orange, the most widely grown citrus fruit. 6.5 to 9.5 cm across.
Published
How big is that?
80 mm is 11 times a grain of rice and 27% of an A4 sheet.
Orange is the 8th smallest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 51st smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Baseball (Classic), 73.8 mm across and Credit card (ID-1 size) (Classic), 85.6 mm.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Orange in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Orange |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso cupA small cup for a single shot, measured on an IKEA 365+ 6 cl cup. | 50 mm tall | 63% of the size |
| Hen's egg (Large)A large chicken egg, measured along its long axis. | 55 mm tall | 69% of the size |
| Orange | 80 mm across | – |
| Avocado (Hass)A Hass avocado, the bumpy dark one in most shops. | 88.1 mm long | 1.1× bigger |
| Coffee mug (12 oz)A standard 12-ounce mug, measured on a Fiesta Java mug. | 92.1 mm tall | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 80 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 8 |
| Metres | 0.08 |
| Inches | 3.15 |
| Feet | 0.2625 |
How it's measured
Fruit diameter. Midpoint of 6.5 to 9.5 cm (Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates).
The source gives a range, so this is the middle of it.
Sources
- hort.purdue.edu: Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates (Purdue NewCROP): 2 1/2 to 3 3/4 in (6.5-9.5 cm) wide.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Orange 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.