{"id":34960,"date":"2024-06-04T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=34960"},"modified":"2024-06-04T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:47:21","slug":"size-me-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/06\/04\/size-me-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Size Me Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Size-Me-Up.mp3\"> Size-Me-Up.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Size-Me-Up.mp4\"> Size-Me-Up.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n(You can all chime in)<br \/>\nIs he bigger than a breadbox?<br \/>\nSmaller than London&#8217;s clocks?<br \/>\n(You can all chime in)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nRelatively<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the size of me<br \/>\nStanding next to a star<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t go very far<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nRealize my size<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\nReminiscent<br \/>\nOf insignificant<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRelative<br \/>\nTo take and give<br \/>\nHow much space<br \/>\nDo I displace?<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Drum Fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nRelatively<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the size of me<br \/>\nStanding next to an ant<br \/>\nFeel like a giant<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nRealize my size<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\nReminiscent<br \/>\nOf overconfident<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRelative<br \/>\nTo take and give<br \/>\nHow much space<br \/>\nDo I displace?<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo, Piano]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRelative<br \/>\nTo take and give<br \/>\nHow much space<br \/>\nDo I displace?<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nHuman Race!<br \/>\nHow much space<br \/>\nCan we replace<br \/>\nOr legacy of disgrace?<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nRealize my size<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\nReminiscent<br \/>\nOf overconfident<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nHuman Race!<br \/>\nHow much space<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nTo understand the relative size of a human compared to an ant and a star, we can look at some basic measurements and scales:<\/p>\n<h3>Human vs. Ant<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human Size:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Average height: about 1.7 meters (5.6 feet).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ant Size:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Average length: about 5 millimeters (0.2 inches).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Relative Size:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An average human is approximately 340 times taller than an average ant.<\/li>\n<li>If we consider volume, the difference becomes even more pronounced, as the human body is roughly <span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">3403<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\">34<\/span><span class=\"mord\">0<span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mtight\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> times larger in volume than an ant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Human vs. Star<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human Size:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Average height: about 1.7 meters (5.6 feet).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Star Size:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun (a typical star):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: about 1.39 million kilometers (864,000 miles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Relative Size:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The diameter of the Sun is about 818 million times the height of an average human.<\/li>\n<li>In terms of volume, the Sun is roughly <span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">818\u00a0million3<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\">818<\/span><span class=\"mord\"><span class=\"mord text\">\u00a0million<\/span><span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mtight\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> times larger than a human.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Comparison Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human to Ant:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Height: Human is 340 times taller.<\/li>\n<li>Volume: Human is <span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">3403<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\">34<\/span><span class=\"mord\">0<span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mtight\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> times larger in volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Human to Sun:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: Sun is 818 million times larger in diameter.<\/li>\n<li>Volume: Sun is <span class=\"math math-inline\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">818\u00a0million3<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord\">818<\/span><span class=\"mord\"><span class=\"mord text\">\u00a0million<\/span><span class=\"msupsub\"><span class=\"vlist-t\"><span class=\"vlist-r\"><span class=\"vlist\"><span class=\"sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight\"><span class=\"mord mtight\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> times larger in volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This comparison shows the vast difference in scales between a human and an ant, and even more so between a human and a star like the Sun. Humans occupy an intermediate position in the size spectrum of the universe, far larger than ants but minuscule compared to stars.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;Tempered Response&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Size-Me-Up.mp3 Size-Me-Up.mp4 [Intro] (You can all chime in) Is he bigger than a breadbox? Smaller than London&#8217;s clocks? (You can all chime in) [Verse 1] Relatively What&#8217;s the size of me Standing next to a star I don&#8217;t go very far [Chorus] Realize my size Surprise! 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