PHASES OF THE MOON
eight phases · a full cycle of 29.53 days
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
eight planets · size, distance, year and day
THE HAMBURGER
the ratios of the mince and the five steps that decide the result
SUGAR IN FRUIT
grams of natural sugar per 100 g of fresh fruit — and how much water sits beside it
NEAPOLITAN PIZZA DOUGH
four ingredients in the proportions written into an EU regulation
POUND CAKE
four equal weights — a recipe whose name is its ratio
PROTEIN IN FOODS
grams per 100 g · animal and plant · and the state each one was weighed in
THE BASKETBALL
four FIBA sizes with their circumference and mass — and why the rules set a bounce, not a pressure
FOOTBALL: THE BALL
Law 2, three codes of the game, five sizes and three FIFA quality marks — what a ball must survive
BALLS BY THE RULES
eleven sports at true relative size — circumference, mass, pressure, and who sets them
IMPERIAL UNITS
convert in your head · without a calculator
PAPER SIZES
the A series · from A0 to A6