How many basketballs would fill a school bus?
It takes 4,650 basketballs to fill the space of one school bus. To visualize this amount, imagine a heap 30.3 ft (9.25 m) wide and 8.06 ft (2.46 m) tall, which is about 2 times the size of a 20-foot shipping container.
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To fill a school bus
about 4,650 basketballs
Piled up, that's of basketballs
of space inside
about 2 times the size of a 20-foot shipping container
- One basketball
- 9.41 in (23.9 cm) long
- Height
- 9.41 in (23.9 cm)
- Each weighs
- 1.37 lb (620 g)
- Together they weigh
- 3.18 US tons (2.88 tonnes)
- One school bus weighs
- 12.1 US tons (11 tonnes)
- Heap width
- 30.3 ft (9.25 m)
- Heap height
- 8.06 ft (2.46 m)
- Fills about
- 72 yd³ (55 m³)
Sizes and weights are typical for an adult or standard basketball; real ones vary.
Questions people ask
- How much would all those basketballs weigh?
- All together they weigh 3.18 US tons (2.88 tonnes).
- What is the size of a single basketball?
- One basketball is about 9.41 in (23.9 cm) long, 9.41 in (23.9 cm) tall, and weighs 1.37 lb (620 g).
- How much total volume do the basketballs occupy?
- The pile fills about 72 yd³ (55 m³), which is enough to fill the space of one school bus (about 55,000 liters).