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Ten-pin bowling pin
A kind of bowling pin · also called Tenpin bowling pin
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A standard ten-pin bowling pin stands 15 inches tall with a wide plastic-coated wooden body.
Ten-pin bowling pins are the largest targets used in traditional bowling games, measuring larger than both duckpins and candlepins. Regulations require each pin to stand exactly 15 inches (0.381 m) tall with a strict weight range between 3 pounds 6 ounces and 3 pounds 10 ounces (1.53 to 1.64 kg). Despite their narrow necks, they are built from solid blocks of hard rock maple coated in plastic to withstand repeated impacts from heavy bowling balls.
From Wikipedia
Bowling pins are upright elongated solids of rotation with a flat base for setting, usually made of wood standing between 9 and 16 inches tall. Some have interior voids to adjust weight and balance.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a ten-pin bowling pin?
- A ten-pin bowling pin stands 15 inches (0.381 m) tall, measures 4.8 inches (0.121 m) across at its widest point, and weighs about 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg). That makes it roughly as tall as a two-liter soda bottle stacked on top of a standard coaster.
- How much space does a ten-pin bowling pin take up?
- About 9.3 cups (2.2 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
3.42 lb (1.55 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 9.3 cups (2.2 L)
- Length
- 4.76 in (12.1 cm)
- Height
- 15 in (38.1 cm)
Quick answer
A ten-pin bowling pin stands 15 inches (0.381 m) tall, measures 4.8 inches (0.121 m) across at its widest point, and weighs about 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg). That makes it roughly as tall as a two-liter soda bottle stacked on top of a standard coaster.
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