Index Entry · Modern Conveniences
A 65-inch 4K Television
Prevailing market value: $800
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters Seasoned Shredded Potatoes
19,05828,690
Crisped, Golden Cylinders
"A wall of tots, sized exactly to the screen, five full inches thick."
The big screen, in its starchier denomination.
Equivalent Cost
$800
Total Weight
357.1 lbs
Total Volume
6.7 cu. ft.
End-to-End Length
476.5 m
Buries a 2,000 sq. ft. home
0.04 inches deep
Floods a standard pool
0% of a pool
End-to-end, to the moon
0.0001% 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 New Premium Smartphone
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
23,79935,827
Crisped Cylinders
"A pile of tots that outweighs the phone by a factor of two hundred."
Pocket-sized device, pocket-sized accounting?
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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.
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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."
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