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How long is 0.008 hanks?

It's about one-fiftieth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.378210 hanks.
(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 0.378210 hanks 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 one-fifty-fifth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.420 hanks.
(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 0.420 hanks 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 one-seventieth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 0.5270 hanks.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 0.5270 hanks in total height. Although it sits just 28.70 hanks from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 0.5660 hanks.
(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 0.5660 hanks to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 0.3940 hanks on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 0.1950 hanks on the 78th floor.
It's about one-eightieth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 0.61520 hanks.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 0.61520 hanks in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.6480 hanks.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.6480 hanks in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-ninetieth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 0.6690 hanks.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 0.6690 hanks. 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 one-one-hundredth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 0.60 hanks.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 0.60 hanks in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 0.60 hanks.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 0.60 hanks in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1.306250 hanks.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1.306250 hanks. 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-two-hundredth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 1.3750 hanks.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 1.3750 hanks. 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 200 times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 0.0000370 hanks.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 0.0000370 hanks tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
It's about one-two-hundredth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 1.5330 hanks.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 1.5330 hanks 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-two-hundredth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 1.650 hanks.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 1.650 hanks. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 0.05166667 hanks
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 1.6940 hanks.
(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 1.6940 hanks in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 0.0625 hanks and 0.08313 hanks) in the world, having a height of 0.0663 hanks.
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