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It's about 10,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 0.0000000000000300 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 0.0000000000000300 parsecs in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about 10,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.00000000000003070 parsecs.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.00000000000003070 parsecs in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about 9,500,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 0.00000000000003170 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 0.00000000000003170 parsecs. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about 15,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.0000000000000200 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 0.0000000000000200 parsecs to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about 10,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 0.00000000000002680 parsecs.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 0.00000000000002680 parsecs to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 0.00000000000001870 parsecs on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 0.000000000000009240 parsecs on the 78th floor.
It's about 15,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about 350,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 0.000000000000000880 parsecs.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 0.000000000000000880 parsecs in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 0.000000000000000580 parsecs.
It's about 65,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 0.00000000000000490 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 0.00000000000000490 parsecs. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about 150,000,000,000,000,000 times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 0.00000000000000180 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 0.00000000000000180 parsecs in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about 200,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 0.000000000000001390 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 0.000000000000001390 parsecs in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about 4,999,999,999,999,999,379,243,008 times as long as a Mitochondrion
The length of a Mitochondrion is about 0.00000000000000000000006090 parsecs.
(Eukaryotic; average)
A mitochondrion measures between 0.75 and 3 micrometers (µm). The mitochondrion is commonly referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for the generation of ATP. The size, shape, and distribution of mitochondria varies widely, with human liver cells each having 1,000 to 2,000 mitochondria.
It's about 7,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 0.00000000000000000004050 parsecs.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.00000000000000000004050 parsecs. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 0.0000000000000004890 parsecs in height.
It's about 6,500,000,000,000,000,498,685,968,384 times as wide as a Glucose Molecule
The width of a Glucose Molecule is about 0.0000000000000000000000000490 parsecs.
(C6H12O6, a.k.a. grape sugar) (open chain form)
Am individual glucose molecule measures 0.0000000000000000000000000490 parsecs in its open-chain form. Glucose is the most common fuel source of energy in human biology, with 3.75 kilocalories of energy per gram.
It's about 4,999,999,999,999,999,379,243,008 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.0000000000000000000000650 parsecs.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.0000000000000000000000650 parsecs in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
It's about 1,499,999,999,999,999,974,834,176 times as long as a Cell's Nucleus
The length of a Cell's Nucleus is about 0.000000000000000000000190 parsecs.
(for animal cell)
The nucleus of an animal cell measures an average of 0.000000000000000000000190 parsecs. The nucleus is the largest organelle in these cells, accounting for about 10% of the cell's total volume.
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