Gems · #916 biggest of 1,014
How big is a golf-ball ruby?
4 cm
A golf-ball ruby measures 4 cm. That's about 571 human-hair widths lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 4 cm, or about 1.57 inches.
- You'd need about 43 of them stacked up to reach the height of an average adult.
- Roughly 571 human-hair widths could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #916 by size.
Size comparison
How golf-ball ruby stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
CPU chip
4.0 cm
neon tetra
4.0 cm
screw
4.0 cm
wristwatch
4.0 cm
golf-ball ruby
4.0 cm
Lego minifigure
4.0 cm
jigsaw puzzle piece
4.0 cm
paperclip
3.3 cm
Lego brick
3.2 cm
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 43 of them along the height of an average person.
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