Alton, Mo. – With the coronavirus going on, the CDC suggests social distancing which is 6-feet. You may not know how far six feet is, so here are some examples of things that are six-feet.
Bowling Pins
Six feet is six bowling pins stacked on top of each other. [1]
Shopping Carts
People who love to shop, think of two shopping carts because they equal six feet. [2]
Golden Retrievers
If you are a dog lover two Golden Retrievers standing nose to tail is an equivalent to six feet. [3]
A Mattress
If you love sleeping, a full or twin size mattress is six feet long. So just imagine your mattress between you and the other person. [4]
A Door
You see doors wherever you go. Just picture a door and you will have six feet between you and a friend. [5]
Thoroughbred Racehorse
If you love horses this six feet equivalent is for you. A Thoroughbred racehorse equals six feet. [6]
Mailboxes
Do you anticipate when the mail car comes? Just think of two mailboxes on top of each other and you have six feet. [7]
3-Person Sofa
Most people have a sofa in their home. Just think of sitting on a three-person sofa because it equals to six feet. [8]
13 Hershey Bars
There’s nothing like a good Hershey chocolate bar. If you get thirteen of those chocolate bars, you will get seventy-five inches, which is three inches more than six feet.
7 NFL Football’s
For those sports people out there, seven National Football League footballs equal 77 inches which is more than six feet.
Notes:
- ^Renken, Charli. “20 Things That Are Six Feet Long So You Can Visualize How Far To Stand From People.” Secretnyc, 3 Apr. 2020. (go back ↩)
- ^Timesofindia. Com. “Social distancing: What does 6 feet distance actually look like? Here are 4 ways you can imagine it.” Times of India, 17 June 2020. (go back ↩)
- ^Connolly, Patrick. “What does 6 feet look like? Seven bags of Doritos, two large dogs or one Orlando City player.” orlandosentinel.com, 2 Apr. 2020. (go back ↩)
- ^Service, Cnn. com Wire. “Social distancing means standing 6 feet apart. Here’s what that actually looks like.” Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2020. (go back ↩)
- ^Text by Kristen Rogers, Cnn. Illustrations by Max Pepper. “Social distancing means standing 6 feet apart. Here’s what that actually looks like.” CNN, 23 Aug. 2020. (go back ↩)
- ^“What are some common things that are exactly six feet tall? – Quora.” 23 Aug. 2020. (go back ↩)
- ^“How Tall Are These 11 Commonly Known Objects?” 24 Mar. 2015. (go back ↩)
- ^“Social Distancing: How Far Is 6 Feet, Anyway?” 23 Aug. 2020. (go back ↩)
