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How many ping-pong balls would fill a bathtub?
To fill a bathtub
about 4,510 ping-pong balls
Piled up, that's of ping-pong balls
of space inside
about 3 times the size of a wheelbarrow load
- One ping-pong ball
- 1.57 in (4 cm) long
- Height
- 1.57 in (4 cm)
- Each weighs
- 0.095 oz (2.7 g)
- Together they weigh
- 26.8 lb (12.2 kg)
- One bathtub weighs
- 88.2 lb (40 kg)
- Heap width
- 5.03 ft (1.53 m)
- Heap height
- 16 in (40.7 cm)
- Fills about
- 66.1 gal (250 L)
Sizes and weights are typical for an adult or standard ping-pong ball; real ones vary.
It takes 4,510 ping-pong balls to fill one bathtub. This amount would fill a heap 5.03 ft (1.53 m) wide and 16 in (40.7 cm) tall, which is about 3 times the size of a wheelbarrow load.
Questions people ask
- How much do all those ping-pong balls weigh?
- All together they weigh 26.8 lb (12.2 kg).
- What are the dimensions of a single ping-pong ball?
- One ping-pong ball is about 1.57 in (4 cm) long, 1.57 in (4 cm) tall, and weighs 0.095 oz (2.7 g).
- How much space does this many balls occupy?
- They fill about 66.1 gal (250 L), which is the space of one bathtub.