How long is a standard US brick?
7.64 inAbout 19.4 cm · Handheld
About 7⅝ inches, so with a ⅜-inch mortar joint it takes up exactly 8 inches (20 cm).
That's about 1/7.7 of a red kangaroo (about 5 ft, or 1.5 m, tall).
🧱7.64 in
🪙a US penny
To scale: a brick is about 10× bigger than a US penny.
Things about the same size
- How long is a banana?7.09 in
- How long is a VHS tape?7.36 in
- How long is a new, unsharpened pencil?7.48 in
- How long is a toothbrush?7.48 in
- How big was the largest hailstone on record?7.87 in
- How long is a Toblerone bar (100 g)?8.27 in
- How wide is a volleyball?8.27 in
- How wide is a bowling ball?8.5 in
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].