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It's about one-fifteenth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 4,150 spans.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 4,150 spans in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about thirteen times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 25 spans.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 26 spans tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 4,280 spans.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 4,280 spans. 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 eighteen times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 17.840 spans.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 17.840 spans. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 8,360 spans.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 8,360 spans. 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-twenty-fifth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 8,800 spans.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 8,800 spans. 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 one-thirtieth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 9,812 spans.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 9,812 spans 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 thirty times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 10 spans.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 10 spans. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.

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It's about one-thirty-fifth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 10,560 spans.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 10,560 spans. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 330.66670 spans
It's about one-thirty-fifth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 10,840 spans.
(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 10,840 spans in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 400 spans and 532 spans) in the world, having a height of 424.30 spans.
It's about thirty times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 9.60 spans.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 9.60 spans tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 9.20 spans and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about thirty times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 9.60 spans.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 9.60 spans tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about forty times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 8.8890 spans.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 8.8890 spans from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about forty times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 8.8890 spans.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 8.8890 spans from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about forty times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 8.750 spans.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 8.670 spans tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.8750 spans shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
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