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Scale Side by Side
How many vending machines tall is Mount Fuji? How big a ball would all the water on Earth make? We line up things too big to imagine next to everyday objects, at the same scale, so you can see the difference.
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Episodes
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How Many Vending Machines Tall Is Mt. Fuji?
With a standard vending machine (1.83 m) as the ruler, Mt. Fuji is about 2,000 vending machines tall.
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How Big Is the Sun? From the Moon to Giant Stars at the Same Scale
The Sun is far larger than any planet — yet some stars spread out beyond Jupiter's orbit.
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How Much Water Is on Earth? One Ball, from One Liter to the Whole Planet
From a one-liter bottle to a pool, Lake Biwa, Lake Baikal, and all the water on Earth — everything becomes a ball at the same scale.
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Can Folding Paper 42 Times Really Reach the Moon?
By the thickness math, a 0.1 mm sheet reaches about 440,000 km after 42 folds, beyond the Moon.
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