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How long is 14,000 microns?

It's about as long as an Aspirin
The length of an Aspirin is about 14,000 microns.
(for up & up aspirin, 325mg, regular strength tablets) (a.k.a. acetylsalicylic acid, a.k.a. ASA)
A single aspirin tablet measures 14,000 microns in diameter. One of the most common medicines in the world and a foundation of worldwide health systems, an estimated 40,000 metric tons of aspirin are consumed each year.
It's about one-fourth as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 54,000 microns.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 54,000 microns tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
It's about eight times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 1,700 microns.
(average; restaurant and supermarket applications) (based on FMA Omcan Italian Made TR50 Counter Top Pasta Machine Extruder 13317)
An average strand of restaurant-grade spaghetti measures 1,700 microns in thickness. In 2010, a California Buca di Beppo set a world record by preparing a 13,780-lb bowl of spaghetti, served in a swimming pool.
It's about eleven times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 1,250 microns.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 1,250 microns. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 15,100,000 microns in height.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 381,000 microns.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 794 microns of 381,000 microns in height. The USBC further mandates that certified pins be made of sugar maple wood, unless otherwise approved by the organization.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 660,000 microns.
(for healthy, middle-aged woman of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a woman's step is 660,000 microns, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 1,300,000 microns. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 790,000 microns.
(for healthy, middle-aged man of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a man's step is 790,000 microns, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 1,600,000 microns. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 810,000 microns.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 810,000 microns. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 910,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 910,000 microns. Thumb stopped growing at 640,000 microns when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 1,100,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 1,100,000 microns. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about one-eighty-fifth as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 1,200,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize) (1943-1993) (actor)
Hervé Villechaize, most famous for his role as Tattoo on the 1978-84 television series Fantasy Island, was an LP with a height of 1,200,000 microns. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about one-ninetieth as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 1,300,000 microns.
(1961-) (actor and reality television star)
Matt Roloff, most famous for his role on the reality television show Little People, Big World, is an LP with a height of 1,300,000 microns. In 1985, Roloff stared as an Ewok — one of the small, woodland creatures from the Star Wars franchise — in the movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
It's about 100 times as tall as a sheet of Paper
The height of a sheet of Paper is about 100 microns.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
A single sheet of 20 lb, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is just 100 microns thick. This style of paper weighs a mere 5 g per sheet.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 1,400,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Gary Wayne Coleman) (1978-2009) (actor)
Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes was 1,400,000 microns tall. His small stature was a result of a congenital kidney disease. Coleman worked as a security guard since following his career as an actor.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 1,500,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.) (1944-) (actor)
Danny DeVito, best known for his role as Louie De Palma in the 1978-83 television series Taxi, is 1,500,000 microns tall. After graduating from high school, DeVito became a licensed cosmetician and it was out of interest in cosmetology that he first enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began to study acting.
 
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