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How big is 180.15 circular mils?

It's about one-tenth as big as a Ballpoint Pen Tip
The size of a Ballpoint Pen Tip is about 1,400 circular mils.
(a.k.a. Biro, a.k.a. ball pen, a.k.a. dot pen) (for medium tip)
The most common size of ballpoint pen — a medium-tip — measures 1,400 circular mils. A typical ballpoint pen can write more than 8,500 m (28,000 ft) before running out of ink.
It's about one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as big as a Nailhead
The size of a Nailhead is about 153,400 circular mils.
(for 11-gauge wire nai)
An 11-gauge nailhead measures 153,400 circular mils. Nails have been used since ancient times; archaeologists have discovered Ancient Egyptian nails that are over 5,000 years old.
It's about one-three-thousandth as big as a US Dime
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The size of a US Dime is about 497,100 circular mils.
(United States ten-cent coin) (a.k.a. Roosevelt dime)
The dime, in its current design since 1946, has a diameter of 17.91 mm (0.705 in) and an area of 497,100 circular mils.
It's about one-three-thousandth as big as a US Penny
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The size of a US Penny is about 562,000 circular mils.
(United States one-cent coin) (a.k.a. Lincoln penny, a.k.a. Cent, a.k.a. One cent piece)
The Lincoln penny, in its current design since 1909, has a diameter of 19.05 mm (0.75 in) and an area of 562,000 circular mils.
It's about one-four-thousandth as big as a US Nickel
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The size of a US Nickel is about 697,200 circular mils.
(United States five-cent coin) (a.k.a. Jefferson nickel)
The nickel, in its current design since 1938, has a diameter of 21.21 mm (0.835 in) and an area of 697,200 circular mils.
It's about one-five-thousandth as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 800,000 circular mils.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 800,000 circular mils. One of the most prized stamps among collectors is the US-issued "Inverted Jenny" stamp printed in 1918, which features an upside-down image of Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny") airplane; a single stamp sold for $977,500 at a 2007 auction.
It's about one-five-thousandth as big as a US Quarter
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The size of a US Quarter is about 912,200 circular mils.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. Washington quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The George Washington quarter, in circulation in various forms since 1932, has a diameter of 24.26 mm (0.955 in) and an area of 912,200 circular mils.
It's about one-eight-thousand-five-hundredth as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 1,500,000 circular mils.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 1,500,000 circular mils. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about one-sixty-thousandth as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 11,000,000 circular mils.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 11,000,000 circular mils in total area. In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo swept through Charleston, South Carolina with winds up to 230 kph (140 mph), uprooting eight oak trees in Mr. Bruce Brakefield's yard, but leaving in place a Post-it® note attached to his front door.
It's about one-sixty-five-thousandth as big as a Playing Card
The size of a Playing Card is about 11,000,000 circular mils.
(ISO 216 B8 size)
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card measures 11,000,000 circular mils. Although this size is the most common playing card, many casinos use the smaller "bridge size" card — 5,200,000 circular mils smaller.
It's about one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as an Apple iPad
The size of an Apple iPad is about 78,980,000 circular mils.
(for 9.7 inch, Apple iPad Air MD785LL/B)
An Apple iPad measures 23 cm (9.4 in) x 17 cm (6.6 in) for a total device area of 78,980,000 circular mils. The base model iPad Air features 16 GB of storage capacity.
It's about 0.0000009 times as big as an Airplane Tray Table
The size of an Airplane Tray Table is about 199,000,000 circular mils.
(average)
With wide variation among different models of airplanes, in-flight tray tables measure around 41.2 cm (16.5 in) x 24.1 cm (9.5 in) for a total area of 199,000,000 circular mils. Flight safety rules require that the tray tables be upright and locked during takeoff and landing so as to reduce the risk of passenger abdominal injury.
It's about 0.00000009 times as big as a Bath Towel
The size of a Bath Towel is about 2,138,900,000 circular mils.
(for Fieldcrest Luxury Solid Towels)
Bath towels typically measure 142.24 cm (56 in) by 76.2 cm (30 in), for a total area of about 2,138,900,000 circular mils. The city of Bursa, Turkey is known as the birthplace of the modern towel.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as a King Size Bed
The size of a King Size Bed is about 7,950,000,000 circular mils.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 7,950,000,000 circular mils in total area. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 9,870,000,000 circular mils for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 0.000000006 times as big as a Parking Space
The size of a Parking Space is about 29,600,000,000 circular mils.
(a.k.a Parking Stall) (average; surface lot; North America)
An average-size parking space in a North American surface lot measures 29,600,000,000 circular mils. Due to the high real estate prices at the time, parking spaces in a densely-populated part of Manhattan would sell for an average of $165,000 in 2007, with some spaces fetching up to $225,000.
 
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