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It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 8,610 nails.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 8,610 nails tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 8,290 nails above ground).
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 9,100 nails.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 9,100 nails to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 7,210 nails.
It's about one-four-hundredth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 9,682.10 nails.
(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 9,682.10 nails 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-four-hundred-fiftieth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 11,000 nails.
(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 11,000 nails 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-five-hundredth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 20,000 nails.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 20,000 nails 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-five-hundredth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 20,000 nails.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 20,000 nails in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 13,500 nails.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 13,500 nails in total height. Although it sits just 735,000 nails 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-six-hundredth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 14,500 nails.
(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 14,500 nails to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 10,100 nails on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 4,990 nails on the 78th floor.
It's about one-six-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 15,750 nails.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 15,750 nails in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-six-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 16,600 nails.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 16,600 nails in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 17,100 nails.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 17,100 nails. 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 850 times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 0.03 nails.
(average; restaurant and supermarket applications) (based on FMA Omcan Italian Made TR50 Counter Top Pasta Machine Extruder 13317)
An average strand of restaurant-grade spaghetti measures 0.03 nails in thickness. In 2010, a California Buca di Beppo set a world record by preparing a 13,780-lb bowl of spaghetti, served in a swimming pool.
It's about 1,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 0.0219 nails.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.0219 nails. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 264 nails in height.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 33,440 nails.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 33,440 nails. 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-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 35,200 nails.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 35,200 nails. 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
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