Body · #479 biggest of 1,014
How big is the large intestine?
1.5 m
The large intestine measures 1.5 m. That's about 18 credit cards lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 1.5 meters, or about 4.92 feet.
- You'd need about 1.13 of them stacked up to reach the height of an average adult.
- Roughly 18 credit cards could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #479 by size.
Size comparison
How large intestine stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
swan
1.5 m
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1.5 m
snowboard
1.5 m
giant pumpkin
1.5 m
large intestine
1.5 m
great horned owl
1.5 m
snowy owl
1.5 m
cormorant
1.5 m
barracuda
1.5 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 1.13 of them along the height of an average person.
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