Index Entry · Modern Conveniences
A New Premium Smartphone
Prevailing market value: $999
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters Seasoned Shredded Potatoes
23,79935,827
Crisped, Golden Cylinders
"A pile of tots that outweighs the phone by a factor of two hundred."
Pocket-sized device, pocket-sized accounting?
Equivalent Cost
$999
Total Weight
446 lbs
Total Volume
8.4 cu. ft.
End-to-End Length
595 m
Buries a 2,000 sq. ft. home
0.05 inches deep
Floods a standard pool
0% of a pool
End-to-end, to the moon
0.0002% to the moon
Council Methodology
At the prevailing rate of $0.14/oz for name-brand Tater Tots® or $0.093/oz for the generic equivalent, with each tot standardized to 8.5 grams. The thrifty consumer is directed to the Calculator for additional dimensional conversions.
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A Professional Laptop
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
59,53489,621
Crisped Cylinders
"Tots enough to fill ten backpacks brimming over the zipper."
Modern computation, weighed against tradition.
Modern Conveniences $800
A 65-inch 4K Television
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
19,05828,690
Crisped Cylinders
"A wall of tots, sized exactly to the screen, five full inches thick."
The big screen, in its starchier denomination.
Modern Conveniences $499
A New Virtual Reality Headset
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
11,88817,896
Crisped Cylinders
"A box of tots large enough to obscure the user's vision entirely."
Immersion you can taste.