How big is a grain of rice?
7 mm long · 0.3 in
A long grain of rice runs about seven millimeters.
Paperclip 3.3 cm
Grain of rice 7 mm
Compared with things you know
- A grain of rice is about 1/4.7 the length of a paperclip Paperclip: 3.3 cm
- A grain of rice is about 1/8.6 the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
- A grain of rice is about 1/21 the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm
Think you could size it by eye? Sizedle uses it as a reference for other objects.
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