Mass1.36 kg
9.1 tenthsTextbooks
186 billionthsEiffel Tower masses
45.3 trillionthsGreat Wall masses
Minimum 3 lbs per Costco spec
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Costco Rotisserie Chicken
The $4.99 loss leader that keeps America fed/Food & Drinks
Costco's famous rotisserie chicken weighs about 1.36 kg (3 lbs) and costs $4.99, a price Costco has held steady since 2009 despite losing money on every bird. They sell roughly 100 million per year, making it arguably the most strategically important chicken in retail history. It's served hot at about 71°C and packs over 5 million joules of caloric energy.
Measurements
Total caloric energy5.4 million J
3.6 thousandthsFalcon 9 landings
5.4 billionCricket chirps
About 1,290 kcal for the whole bird
Serving temperature344 K
9.6 tenthsSaunas
2.4 nonillionthsPlanck temperatures
About 71°C / 160°F when placed in the warmer
Length3 tenths m
1 tenthsCondor wingspans
1.25Chopsticks
4.1 hundredthsExtension ladders
From drumstick to drumstick, approximately
Height in container1.8 tenths m
9 tenthsCucumber lengths
364 billionthsLake Michigan lengths
2French fry lengths
In the signature clear plastic clamshell
Edible meat yield8.8 tenths kg
29.3 septillionWater molecule weights
1.8 thousandthsConcert grand pianos
About 65% of total weight is usable meat
Energy per 100g of meat879,000 J
25.1 septillionHydrogen bonds
271Open-hand slaps
1.8 millionFarts
About 210 kcal per 100 g serving