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How big is 121 square yards?

It's about 150,000,000 times as big as a Ballpoint Pen Tip
The size of a Ballpoint Pen Tip is about 0.000000840 square yards.
(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 0.000000840 square yards. A typical ballpoint pen can write more than 8,500 m (28,000 ft) before running out of ink.
It's about 1,500,000 times as big as a Nailhead
The size of a Nailhead is about 0.000092980 square yards.
(for 11-gauge wire nai)
An 11-gauge nailhead measures 0.000092980 square yards. Nails have been used since ancient times; archaeologists have discovered Ancient Egyptian nails that are over 5,000 years old.
It's about 400,000 times as big as a US Dime
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The size of a US Dime is about 0.0003013 square yards.
(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 0.0003013 square yards.
It's about 350,000 times as big as a US Penny
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The size of a US Penny is about 0.000341 square yards.
(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 0.000341 square yards.
It's about 300,000 times as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.0005 square yards.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.0005 square yards. 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 300,000 times as big as a US Nickel
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The size of a US Nickel is about 0.0004225 square yards.
(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 0.0004225 square yards.
It's about 200,000 times as big as a US Quarter
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The size of a US Quarter is about 0.0005528 square yards.
(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 0.0005528 square yards.
It's about 150,000 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 0.00092 square yards.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 0.00092 square yards. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about 20,000 times as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 0.0065 square yards.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 0.0065 square yards 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 20,000 times as big as a Playing Card
The size of a Playing Card is about 0.0067 square yards.
(ISO 216 B8 size)
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card measures 0.0067 square yards. Although this size is the most common playing card, many casinos use the smaller "bridge size" card — 0.0032 square yards smaller.
It's about 2,500 times as big as an Apple iPad
The size of an Apple iPad is about 0.04786 square yards.
(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 0.04786 square yards. The base model iPad Air features 16 GB of storage capacity.
It's about 1,000 times as big as an Airplane Tray Table
The size of an Airplane Tray Table is about 0.1210 square yards.
(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 0.1210 square yards. 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 95 times as big as a Bath Towel
The size of a Bath Towel is about 1.29620 square yards.
(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 1.29620 square yards. The city of Bursa, Turkey is known as the birthplace of the modern towel.
It's about thirty times as big as a King Size Bed
The size of a King Size Bed is about 4.820 square yards.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 4.820 square yards in total area. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5.980 square yards for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as a Parking Space
The size of a Parking Space is about 17.90 square yards.
(a.k.a Parking Stall) (average; surface lot; North America)
An average-size parking space in a North American surface lot measures 17.90 square yards. 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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