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It's about 500 times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 41.8990 cubits.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 41.8990 cubits. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-five-hundredth as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
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The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 9,820,000 cubits.
(Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York) (via I-10 E, I-15 N, I-70 E, I-76 E, I-80 E, I-280 E)
The total length of the freeway route from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York via Interstate 80 is 9,820,000 cubits long. This route intersects eleven states and several major cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio.
It's about one-five-hundredth as long as I-80
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The length of I-80 is about 10,144,400 cubits.
(a.k.a. Interstate 80, a.k.a. Keystone Shortway) (net length)
Interstate 80, crosses the continent of North America from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California and covers a total length of 10,144,400 cubits. A 131,234 cubits stretch between mile marker 318 in Grand Island, Nebraska and mile marker 390 in Lincoln, Nebraska is the longest straight path in the US Interstate system.
It's about 600 times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 33 cubits.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 33 cubits tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about 650 times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 32 cubits.
(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 32 cubits (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 13,690,000 cubits.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (wall segments only)
The Great Wall of China has total wall segment length of 13,690,000 cubits. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 14,080,000 cubits.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 14,080,000 cubits. Although by most measures it is the largest and one of the most significant rivers in the world, the region surrounding the Amazon is mostly sparsely populated and the river itself has no bridges across it at any point.
It's about 700 times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 28 cubits.
(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 28 cubits. 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 850 times as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 24 cubits.
(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 24 cubits 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 one-nine-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 19,400,000 cubits.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 19,400,000 cubits. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 1,000 times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 18.30 cubits.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 18.30 cubits 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-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 27,900,860 cubits.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 27,900,860 cubits at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 228,800 cubits.
It's about 1,500 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 12 cubits.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 13 cubits tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about 2,500 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 8.9220 cubits.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 8.9220 cubits. 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 4,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 5 cubits.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 5 cubits. 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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