How Tall Is Chicken egg? 6 cm (2.36 in) to Scale

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Chicken egg (6 cm) drawn to scale beside a large coin (2.4 cm) and a smartphone (14.7 cm) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Large coin (2.4 cm), Chicken egg (6 cm) and Smartphone (14.7 cm).

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How big is that, really?

About 41% of the height of a smartphone
About 70% of the length of a credit card
About 16% of the height of a bowling pin
About 2.5× the width of a large coin
About 8.6× the length of a grain of rice

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Facts about Chicken egg

An eggshell is made mostly of calcium carbonate and has thousands of microscopic pores that allow gas exchange.

Source: USDA, “Shell Eggs from Farm to Table”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Egg”

Food & Drink

Name	Size	Compared with Chicken egg
Strawberry	5 cm (1.97 in)	0.83×
Chicken egg	6 cm (2.36 in)	this page
Garlic bulb	6 cm (2.36 in)	same size
Lemon	7 cm (2.76 in)	1.2×
Tomato	7 cm (2.76 in)	1.2×
Kiwi fruit	7 cm (2.76 in)	1.2×
Peach	7 cm (2.76 in)	1.2×
Orange	8 cm (3.15 in)	1.3×
Potato	8 cm (3.15 in)	1.3×
Beetroot	8 cm (3.15 in)	1.3×

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