1 millimetre

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).

To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10⁻³ m and 10⁻² m (1 mm and 1 cm).

Distances shorter than 1 mm

• 1.0 mm – 1/1000 of a metre
• 1.0 mm – 0.03937 inches or 5/127 (exactly)
• 1.0 mm – side of square of area 1 mm²
• 1.0 mm – diameter of a pinhead
• 1.5 mm – length of average flea^[1]
• 2.54 mm – distance between pins on old DIP (dual-inline-package) electronic components
• 5 mm – length of average red ant
• 5.56×45mm NATO – standard ammunition size
• 6 mm – approximate width of a pencil
• 7.62×51mm NATO – common military ammunition size^[2]
• 8 mm – width of old-format home movie film

Distances longer than 1 cm

See also

• Orders of magnitude (length)
• Millimeter

References

1. Order Siphonaptera – Fleas – BugGuide.Net Accessed 29 April 2014
2. NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization, Per G. Arvidsson, ChairmanWeapons & Sensors Working GroupLand Capability Group 1 – Dismounted Soldier NATO Army Armaments Group Accessed 29 April 2014