What does 23 centimetres look like?

23-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• For scale, 23 centimetres is about 2.1 times the diameter of a regulation golf hole.

  Using the source measurement of 10.8 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 2.1 of it.

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• 23 centimetres is about 1.1 times the short side of an A4 sheet.

  Its published measurement is 21 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 23 centimetres is about 1.6 times the long side of a €100 note.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: European Central Bank

• Measured against the diameter of a standard compact disc, 23 centimetres spans about 1.9 times that reference.

  Its published measurement is 12 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: Ecma International

• For scale, 23 centimetres is about 5.8 times the diameter of a regulation table-tennis ball.

  Using the source measurement of 4 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 5.8 of it.

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• Measured against the height of a badminton net at centre, 23 centimetres spans about 15% of that reference.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: Badminton World Federation

• 23 centimetres is about 15% of the width of a table-tennis table.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• 23 centimetres is approximately 9.1 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 9.055 inches.