How wide is the CD in humans?

The CD is 12 cm wide, the same as 0.071 average adults (1.70 m) stacked head to toe.

It was sized to fit Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a popular story says.

Measured straight across. Source.

Things about the same size

• 🍊 Grapefruit 0.071 humans
• 🥤 Soda can 0.072 humans
• 📱 Nokia 3310 0.066 humans
• 💡 Light bulb 0.065 humans
• ⛳ Golf hole 0.064 humans
• 🥐 Croissant 0.082 humans

More everyday things

• 🪙 1 euro coin 0.014 humans
• 📱 Nokia 3310 0.066 humans
• 📀 Vinyl LP record 0.18 humans
• 🪈 Concert flute 0.39 humans
• 🗑️ Wheelie bin 0.63 humans
• 🏀 Basketball backboard 1.08 humans
• 🤸 Trampoline 2.53 humans
• 🧵 Bayeux Tapestry 40.2 humans