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Measuring Small Volumes for Humans

There are lots of reasons we need to measure and compare small volumes in everyday life: cooking, medicine, gardening, and more. In the US, teaspoon/tablespoon/cup/pint/quart is the standard method (as odd and historically-bound as it is), and most people have an intuitive understanding of what a tablespoon of something looks like. But what about smaller things? If a medication says to apply about 1ml, how much is that? I think the worst is to apply a cream or shampoo "about the size of a quarter" because it doesn't specify how thick it is -- especially since creams spread as they settle. Or if you're reading about Lyme disease, how big is a 2mm deer tick? I expect you can think of more examples like this.