Basketball hoop vs Sunflower: size comparison
Basketball hoop: 3.05 m. Sunflower: 2 m. Both silhouettes are drawn at the same scale.
Size ratio: ×1.5
Basketball hoop
3.05 m
What is measured Height of a basketball ring above the floor
The 3.05 m comes from the 10-foot rail in James Naismith's first gym, in 1891.
Source : Wikipedia — Basketball court
Sunflower
2 m
What is measured Height of a cultivated sunflower
Young sunflowers track the sun; mature ones stay facing east.
Source : Wikipedia — Common sunflower