100 micrometres
A clickable mosaic of objects
at scales within direct human experience, from the micrometric (10−6 m, top left) to the multi-kilometric (105 m, bottom right).
at scales within direct human experience, from the micrometric (10−6 m, top left) to the multi-kilometric (105 m, bottom right).
To help compare different orders of magnitude, this page lists lengths between 10−4 m and 10−3 m (100 µm and 1 mm).
- 100 µm – 1/10 of a millimetre
- 100 µm – 0.00394 inches
- 100 µm – average diameter of a strand of human hair[1]
- 100 µm – thickness of a coat of paint
- 100 µm – length of a dust particle
- 120 µm – diameter of a human ovum
- 170 µm – length of the largest sperm cell in nature[2][3]
- 181 µm – maximum width of a strand of human hair[1]
- 100–400 µm – length of Demodex mites living in human hair follicles
- 200 µm – typical length of Paramecium caudatum, a ciliate protist
- 250–300 µm – length of a dust mite[4]
- 340 µm – length of a single pixel on a 17-inch monitor with a resolution of 1024×768
- 500 µm – typical length of Amoeba proteus, an amoeboid protist
- 500 µm – MEMS micro-engine
- 560 µm - thickness of the central area of a human cornea[5]
- 760 µm – thickness of an identification card
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to The Physics Factbook, the diameter of human hair ranges from 17 to 181 µm. Ley, Brian (1999). "Width of a Human Hair". The Physics Factbook.
- ↑ http://www2.oakland.edu/biology/lindemann/spermfacts.htm
- ↑ http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/17/worlds-biggest-sperm-belongs-to-a-tiny-fly/
- ↑ House Dust Mites HYG-2157-97. Retrieved 2008-12-04
- ↑ "Evaluation of corneal thickness and topography in normal eyes using the Orbscan corneal topography system". Br J Ophthalmol 83 (7): 774–8. July 1999. doi:10.1136/bjo.83.7.774. PMC 1723104. PMID 10381661.
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