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What do 1,000 tennis balls look like?
Piled up, they fill
and weigh 128 lb (58 kg)
about 3 times the size of a wheelbarrow load
- One tennis ball
- 2.64 in (6.7 cm) long
- Height
- 2.64 in (6.7 cm)
- Each weighs
- 2.05 oz (58 g)
- Heap width
- 5.09 ft (1.55 m)
- Heap height
- 16.3 in (41.3 cm)
- Fills about
- 68.9 gal (261 L)
Sizes and weights are typical for an adult or standard tennis ball; real ones vary.
1,000 tennis balls make a substantial pile that is about 3 times the size of a wheelbarrow load. When you stand next to the heap, it reaches 16.3 in (41.3 cm) tall and 5.09 ft (1.55 m) wide.
Questions people ask
- How much do all of these tennis balls weigh?
- All together they weigh 128 lb (58 kg).
- What is the size of an individual tennis ball?
- One tennis ball is about 2.64 in (6.7 cm) long, 2.64 in (6.7 cm) tall, and weighs 2.05 oz (58 g).
- How much space do they occupy?
- The pile fills about 68.9 gal (261 L) of space.