How big is a chicken egg?

5.7 cm long · 2.2 in

A large egg is about 57 millimeters long.

Paperclip 3.3 cm

Chicken egg 5.7 cm

Chicken egg next to paperclip, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A chicken egg is about 8.1× the length of a grain of rice Grain of rice: 7 mm
A chicken egg is about 1.7× the length of a paperclip Paperclip: 3.3 cm
A chicken egg is about 1/1.1 the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
A chicken egg is about 1/2.6 the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm

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