How many ping-pong balls would fill a school bus?
It takes 992,000 ping-pong balls to fill the space of one school bus. If you were to dump them all in one spot, they would form a heap 30.3 ft (9.25 m) wide and 8.07 ft (2.46 m) tall.
To fill a school bus
about 992,000 ping-pong balls
55,000 liters of space
about 2 times the size of a 20-foot shipping container
- 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
- 2.95 US tons (2.68 tonnes)
- One school bus weighs
- 12.1 US tons (11 tonnes)
- Heap width
- 30.3 ft (9.25 m)
- Heap height
- 8.07 ft (2.46 m)
- Fills about
- 72 yd³ (55 m³)
Sizes and weights are typical for an adult or standard ping-pong ball; real ones vary.
Questions people ask
- How much do all of those ping-pong balls weigh?
- All together they weigh 2.95 US tons (2.68 tonnes).
- What is the volume of the pile?
- The pile fills about 72 yd³ (55 m³), which is about 72 cubic yards.
- How big is 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).