How big is 1666ft^3?

[zzm9980]

Yes, I know. It's like the opposite of "How long is a piece of string?", and the answer is "1666 cubic feet."

What I really want to know is, about how big of a box is that usually? How much furniture and such does one estimate can fit in that much space? Even better if someone has a web page that shows a visualization. I've been trying to find one, but cannot.

[nakatago]

Yes, I know. It's like the opposite of "How long is a piece of string?", and the answer is "1666 cubic feet."

What I really want to know is, about how big of a box is that usually? How much furniture and such does one estimate can fit in that much space? Even better if someone has a web page that shows a visualization. I've been trying to find one, but cannot.

Run or download sketchup and create a cube that big? You can create solids there with a human to scale quite easily.

Here's an online version that works on windows. https://spoon.net/apps/sketchup

I haven't tried it though because my current setup doesn't have my usual virtual machines which include Windows.

[brian_singapore]

Assume this is a container for shipping?

If for personal effects then moving companies can usually give you an approximation based on things like 'you can fit a family of 4, standard 3 bedroom house in it'.

Or they can tell you usually a living room, dining room and kitchen etc.

Brian

[zzm9980]

Assume this is a container for shipping?

If for personal effects then moving companies can usually give you an approximation based on things like 'you can fit a family of 4, standard 3 bedroom house in it'.

Or they can tell you usually a living room, dining room and kitchen etc.

Brian

Yeah, they didn't. Just 1666 cubic feet. I'll try the sketchup in a VM, thanks Nak.

[Strong Eagle]

Simple... 1666 is roughly 1600 cubic feet.

So...imagine a room with 8 foot ceiling, standard for most US homes.

With an 8 foot ceiling you need a room 10 ft wide and 20 ft long to get to 1600 cubic ft... 20 x 10 x 8.

If you had 10 ft ceilings, you need a room 16 ft x 10 ft to get to 1600 cubic ft.

[zzm9980]

Simple... 1666 is roughly 1600 cubic feet.

So...imagine a room with 8 foot ceiling, standard for most US homes.

With an 8 foot ceiling you need a room 10 ft wide and 20 ft long to get to 1600 cubic ft... 20 x 10 x 8.

If you had 10 ft ceilings, you need a room 16 ft x 10 ft to get to 1600 cubic ft.

Hmm that's quite large, and did help. Thanks!

[kaseyma]

Is this for storage?

It seems to be a couple of feet longer than the standard 20 ft shipping container (8x8.5x20 = 1,360 ft³), and even 10% more volume than the taller "high" container (8x9.5x20 = 1,520 ft³).