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It's about 45 times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 7.04 ropes.
(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 7.04 ropes in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Panama Canal
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The length of The Panama Canal is about 14,000 ropes.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 14,000 ropes in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 4.30 ropes above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as wide as The English Channel
The width of The English Channel is about 17,600 ropes.
(average width between Isle of Ushant and The Walde Lighthouse) (La Manche, Ärmelkanal, Mor Breizh, Mor Bretannek) (a.k.a. The Channel)
The English Channel measures between 17,600 ropes, narrowing as it flows northeast. The world speed record for a Channel crossing by swimmer was set by Australian Trent Grimsey in 2012, with a time of 6 hours, 55 minutes.
It's about one-sixtieth as long as The 405
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The length of The 405 is about 19,117 ropes.
(a.k.a. I-405, Interstate 405, San DIego Freeway) (Southern California)
Running from Irvine to San Fernando, The 405 runs a total of 19,118 ropes. The 405 is the most heavily-trafficed freeway in the United States, with an average speed as low as 8 kph during rush hours.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as long as Hadrian's Wall
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The length of Hadrian's Wall is about 20,000 ropes.
(a.k.a. Roman Wall, a.k.a. The Wall, a.k.a. Vallo di Adriano, a.k.a. Vallum Aelium, a.k.a. Severus' Wall) (from North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom to Cumbria, North West England, United Kingdom)
Hadrian's Wall, which crossed England form the North Sea to the Irish Sea during the time of Roman rule, measures 20,000 ropes (about 79 Roman miles). Roman soldiers — at one time up to 10,000 of them — only occupied Great Britain for about 246 years after the wall was built, after which time the local Brits began to take residence the wall's garrisons.
It's about 70 times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 4.50 ropes.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 4.50 ropes. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about 70 times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 4.40 ropes.
(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 4.40 ropes 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 3 ropes.
It's about 95 times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 3.30 ropes.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 3.30 ropes. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.118110 ropes tall including the bails.
It's about 100 times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 3.14240 ropes.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 3.14240 ropes. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about 150 times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 2.50 ropes.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 2.50 ropes tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about 150 times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 2.40 ropes.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 2.40 ropes (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about 150 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 2.10 ropes.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 2.10 ropes. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about 150 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 1.80 ropes.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 1.80 ropes tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about 250 times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 1.370 ropes.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 1.370 ropes in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Grand Canyon
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The length of The Grand Canyon is about 73,200 ropes.
(a.k.a. Gran Cañón) (Arizona) (Colorado River miles measure)
The Grand Canyon has a total length of 73,200 ropes along the course of the Colorado River at its bottom. Having opened in early 2007, the Grand Canyon Skywalk allows tourists to stand on a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway 180 ropes above the floor of Granite Gorge.
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