Everyday objects

Washing machine

A washing machine is a household appliance that automatically washes clothes using water and detergent.

How big is it?

85 cm tall

Also 2.789 ft

Height · example

Scale illustration of Washing machine, calibrated to its height measurement.
The marked height represents 85 cm.

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About the same scale as Luna 2.

Luna 2: Luna 2 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made object to impact the Moon in 1959.

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Washing machine85 cmHeight
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Luna 290 cmSpherical bus diameter
Both marked spans share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its proportions; poses and surface detail are illustrative.
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Washing machine

A 0.85 m tall, 70 kg unloaded example.

Defined examples — our methodology

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

Luna 2

Luna 2 used an approximately 0.9 m spherical spacecraft bus and had a mass of about 390.2 kg. Antennas and scientific booms extend beyond the calibrated body diameter.

NASA NSSDC — Luna 2

The marked spherical bus diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 85 cm

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A 0.85 m tall, 70 kg unloaded example.

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Washing machine dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
85 cmNot recordedexample
70 kgNot recordedexample

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