What does 17 centimetres look like?

17-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• For scale, 17 centimetres is about 40% of the short side of an A2 sheet.

  Using the source measurement of 42 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 40% of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• For scale, 17 centimetres is about 1.4 times the diameter of a standard compact disc.

  Using the source measurement of 12 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 1.4 of it.

  Source: Ecma International

• Measured against the long side of a €50 note, 17 centimetres spans about 1.2 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 14 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 1.2 of it.

  Source: European Central Bank

• For scale, 17 centimetres is about 1.6 times the diameter of a regulation golf hole.

  Its published measurement is 10.8 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• For scale, 17 centimetres is about 11% of the width of a table-tennis table.

  Its published measurement is 152.5 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• Measured against the diameter of a 2-cent euro coin, 17 centimetres spans about 9.1 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 1.88 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 9.1 of it.

  Source: European Commission

• 17 centimetres is about 1.1 times the long side of a €200 note.

  Using the source measurement of 15.3 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 1.1 of it.

  Source: European Central Bank

• 17 centimetres is approximately 6.7 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 6.693 inches.