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It's about one-twenty-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 979,000,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 979,000,000 microns. 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 thirty times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 1,300,000 microns.
(1961-) (actor and reality television star)
Matt Roloff, most famous for his role on the reality television show Little People, Big World, is an LP with a height of 1,300,000 microns. In 1985, Roloff stared as an Ewok — one of the small, woodland creatures from the Star Wars franchise — in the movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
It's about thirty times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 1,200,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize) (1943-1993) (actor)
Hervé Villechaize, most famous for his role as Tattoo on the 1978-84 television series Fantasy Island, was an LP with a height of 1,200,000 microns. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about thirty times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 1,100,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 1,100,000 microns. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about 40 times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 910,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 910,000 microns. Thumb stopped growing at 640,000 microns when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about 45 times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 810,000 microns.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 810,000 microns. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about 45 times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 790,000 microns.
(for healthy, middle-aged man of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a man's step is 790,000 microns, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 1,600,000 microns. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-fiftieth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1,911,096,000 microns.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1,911,096,000 microns. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 2,011,680,000 microns.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 2,011,680,000 microns. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about 55 times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 660,000 microns.
(for healthy, middle-aged woman of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a woman's step is 660,000 microns, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 1,300,000 microns. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-sixtieth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 2,243,000,000 microns.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 2,243,000,000 microns in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 2,414,016,000 microns.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 2,414,016,000 microns. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 75,590,400 microns
It's about one-sixty-fifth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 2,479,000,000 microns.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 2,479,000,000 microns in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 91,440,000 microns and 121,600,000 microns) in the world, having a height of 97,000,000 microns.
It's about 95 times as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 381,000 microns.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 794 microns of 381,000 microns in height. The USBC further mandates that certified pins be made of sugar maple wood, unless otherwise approved by the organization.
It's about one-one-hundredth as long as The National Mall
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The length of The National Mall is about 3,000,000,000 microns.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 3,000,000,000 microns. On December 4th, 2008, the entirety of the Mall was declared open to the public for the first time in American history in anticipation of the estimated two million visitors to the Mall for the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009.
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