Index Entry · Leisure & Ceremony
A Week at the Beach
Prevailing market value: $4,200
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters Seasoned Shredded Potatoes
100,057150,624
Crisped, Golden Cylinders
"Tots enough to line the beach umbrella's perimeter and feed the seagulls for hours."
Family memories, weighed against family meals.
Equivalent Cost
$4,200
Total Weight
1,875 lbs
Total Volume
35.3 cu. ft.
End-to-End Length
3 km (2 mi)
Buries a 2,000 sq. ft. home
0.21 inches deep
Floods a standard pool
1% of a pool
End-to-end, to the moon
0.0007% 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 Stadium Concert Seat
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
5,9568,966
Crisped Cylinders
"Three five-gallon buckets of tots — your row will thank you."
Front-row entertainment, reconsidered.
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Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
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Crisped Cylinders
"Six thousand tots per guest. The caterer is dismissed."
A celebration of starch, and starch alone.
Leisure & Ceremony $9,500
An Average American Funeral
Equates To
Tater TotsTaters
226,320340,696
Crisped Cylinders
"Tots enough to feed every guest in attendance — and the deceased, were the matter not concluded."
The final transaction, denominated in starch.