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150 litre bathful

A bath is a large container for washing or soaking the body in water.

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150 L · volume

Also 39.63 US gal

Volume · example

Scale illustration of a 150 litre bathful, showing the recorded volume.
Recorded volume: 150 L.

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150 litre bathful vs 200 litre water butt: volume comparison

A 200 litre water butt has about 1.33 times the volume of a 150 litre bathful.

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150 litre bathful

A bath is a large container for washing or soaking the body in water.

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200 litre water butt

A water butt collects and stores rainwater for later use, often in gardens.

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These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
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150 litre bathful

Volume: 150 L; example.

Defined 150 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

200 litre water butt

Volume: 200 L; example.

Defined 200 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 150 L

We compare the volume of a 150 litre bathful. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.

Defined 150 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

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