How long is a slinky?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, a slinky is like, around 2.5 inches in diameter and 2.75 inches tall when compressed. But like, when you stretch it out, it can like, reach up to 87 feet long. So, it's like, short and stubby when it's chilling, but it can totally stretch out and do its thing when you give it some space.

Answer 2

Well, darling, a standard slinky is about 2.5 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches tall when compressed, but when fully stretched out it can reach up to 2 feet in length. So, the length of a slinky can vary depending on how much you want to play with it. Just don't get it tangled, honey, that's a whole other mess to deal with.

Answer 3

The length of a Slinky spring if stretched out strait, or flat, would be the circumference of one turn of the Slinky times the number of turns in the Slinky.

The circumference of a circle (shape of a slinky) is calculated as:

C = 2 x PI x R

Where: C is Circumference, R is the Radius, and PI = 3.1415...

The final equation would be as follows.

slinky_length = 2 x PI x R x
Each Slinky contains 67 feet of flat steel wire, and weighs approximately 1/2 pound.

Answer 4

About the same size as it is today but with a heavier gauge wire for the early ones. The woman that owned the patent died this year, 2009.

Answer 5

80 ft