Grain of rice (Long-grain, milled)
7.15 mm (0.2815 in)
Kernel length
A single grain of long-grain white rice. 7.15 mm long. Long grain means 6.6 mm or more.
Published
How big is that?
7.15 mm is 102 times the width of a human hair and 8.4% of a credit card.
Grain of rice is the 2nd smallest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 30th smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: House fly (Tiny Worlds), 6.5 mm long and Honey bee (Worker) (Tiny Worlds), 12.5 mm long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Grain of rice in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Grain of rice |
|---|---|---|
| Black peppercornA dried berry of the pepper vine: the spice in every pepper mill. | 4.865 mm across | 68% of the size |
| Grain of rice (Long-grain, milled) | 7.15 mm long | – |
| Coffee bean (Roasted arabica)A roasted arabica bean, ready for the grinder. | 10 mm long | 1.4× bigger |
| Sugar cubeA standard sugar cube, which is really a small brick. | 16 mm | 2.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 7.15 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 0.715 |
| Metres | 0.00715 |
| Inches | 0.2815 |
How it's measured
Kernel length. Milled kernels of the long-grain variety Diamond, University of Arkansas trials.
Sources
- aaes.uada.edu: University of Arkansas AES: milled kernels of Diamond are long at 7.15 mm.
- fao.org (supporting): Codex CXS 198-1995: long grain rice has a kernel length of 6.6 mm or more.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Grain of rice 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.