Shipping container (40 ft)
12.192 m (40 ft)
External length
The long version of the standard intermodal container. Length: 12.192 m.
Published
How big is that?
12.192 m is 7 times an adult man and 45% of a blue whale.
Shipping container is the 17th largest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 51st smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Quetzalcoatlus (Wings spread) (Prehistoric Giants), 10.5 m wingtip to wingtip and Tyrannosaurus rex (SUE, Field Museum) (Prehistoric Giants), 12.34 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Shipping container in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Shipping container |
|---|---|---|
| Shipping container (20 ft)A standard intermodal container seen on ships, trains and trucks. | 6.058 m long | 50% of the size |
| Football goal (Full size)A regulation goal for 11-a-side association football. | 7.32 m | 60% of the size |
| Shipping container (40 ft) | 12.192 m long | – |
| Mount Rushmore (Washington's head)George Washington's carved head, measured from chin to the top of the head. | 18.3 m tall | 1.5× bigger |
| Cricket pitchThe strip between the wickets, seen from above. | 20.12 m long | 1.7× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 1,219.2 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 12.192 |
| Inches | 480 |
| Feet | 40 |
| Yards | 13.33 |
How it's measured
External length. ISO 668 types 1AAA, 1AA, 1A and 1AX (40 ft), tolerance 0/-10 mm.
Sources
- cdn.standards.iteh.ai: Official preview of ISO 668:2020, Table 2: 40 ft external length 12 192 mm.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Shipping container is one of the objects in Classic, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.