What does 8 centimetres look like?

8-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• For scale, 8 centimetres is about 1.2 times the minimum diameter of a tennis ball.

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

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• For scale, 8 centimetres is about 54% of the long side of a €100 note.

  Using the source measurement of 14.7 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 54% of it.

  Source: European Central Bank

• For scale, 8 centimetres is about 67% of the diameter of a standard compact disc.

  Using the source measurement of 12 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 67% of it.

  Source: Ecma International

• For scale, 8 centimetres is about 54% of the long side of an A6 sheet.

  Its published measurement is 14.8 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• Measured against the diameter of a regulation table-tennis ball, 8 centimetres spans about 2 times that reference.

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

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• For scale, 8 centimetres is about 38% of the short side of an A4 sheet.

  Using the source measurement of 21 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 38% of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 8 centimetres is about 38% of the long side of an A5 sheet.

  Using the source measurement of 21 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 38% of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 8 centimetres is approximately 3.1 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 3.15 inches.