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It's about one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 1,800 ropes.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 1,800 ropes. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute.
It's about one-eight-hundred-fiftieth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 1,788.40 ropes.
(near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level)
The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 1,788.40 ropes below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then.
It's about 900 times as long as an Aspirin
The length of an Aspirin is about 0.0023 ropes.
(for up & up aspirin, 325mg, regular strength tablets) (a.k.a. acetylsalicylic acid, a.k.a. ASA)
A single aspirin tablet measures 0.0023 ropes in diameter. One of the most common medicines in the world and a foundation of worldwide health systems, an estimated 40,000 metric tons of aspirin are consumed each year.
It's about one-two-thousandth as tall as Olympus Mons
The height of Olympus Mons is about 4,400 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mount Olympus) (Mars)
The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons rises to approximately 4,400 ropes. The mountain has been known to astronomers since the nineteenth century because it is tall enough to rise above Mars' frequent dust storms.
It's about one-six-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Panama Canal
Flag of Pamana
The length of The Panama Canal is about 14,000 ropes.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 14,000 ropes in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 4.30 ropes above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
It's about 7,500 times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 0.00028 ropes.
(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 0.00028 ropes 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 one-eight-thousand-five-hundredth as wide as The English Channel
The width of The English Channel is about 17,600 ropes.
(average width between Isle of Ushant and The Walde Lighthouse) (La Manche, Ärmelkanal, Mor Breizh, Mor Bretannek) (a.k.a. The Channel)
The English Channel measures between 17,600 ropes, narrowing as it flows northeast. The world speed record for a Channel crossing by swimmer was set by Australian Trent Grimsey in 2012, with a time of 6 hours, 55 minutes.
It's about one-nine-thousandth as long as Hadrian's Wall
Flag of The UK
The length of Hadrian's Wall is about 20,000 ropes.
(a.k.a. Roman Wall, a.k.a. The Wall, a.k.a. Vallo di Adriano, a.k.a. Vallum Aelium, a.k.a. Severus' Wall) (from North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom to Cumbria, North West England, United Kingdom)
Hadrian's Wall, which crossed England form the North Sea to the Irish Sea during the time of Roman rule, measures 20,000 ropes (about 79 Roman miles). Roman soldiers — at one time up to 10,000 of them — only occupied Great Britain for about 246 years after the wall was built, after which time the local Brits began to take residence the wall's garrisons.
It's about one-nine-thousandth as long as The 405
Flag of The US
The length of The 405 is about 19,117 ropes.
(a.k.a. I-405, Interstate 405, San DIego Freeway) (Southern California)
Running from Irvine to San Fernando, The 405 runs a total of 19,118 ropes. The 405 is the most heavily-trafficed freeway in the United States, with an average speed as low as 8 kph during rush hours.
It's about 10,000 times as long as a Grain of Sand
The length of a Grain of Sand is about 0.000205 ropes.
(medium grain)
Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.000205 ropes. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 2.480 ropes in height.
It's about one-thirty-five-thousandth as long as The Grand Canyon
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The length of The Grand Canyon is about 73,200 ropes.
(a.k.a. Gran Cañón) (Arizona) (Colorado River miles measure)
The Grand Canyon has a total length of 73,200 ropes along the course of the Colorado River at its bottom. Having opened in early 2007, the Grand Canyon Skywalk allows tourists to stand on a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway 180 ropes above the floor of Granite Gorge.
It's about 100,000 times as tall as a sheet of Paper
The height of a sheet of Paper is about 0.0000200 ropes.
(for US Letter, a.k.a. ANSI A; 215.9mm by 279.4mm (8.5 in x 11 in); 20lb)
A single sheet of 20 lb, 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper is just 0.0000200 ropes thick. This style of paper weighs a mere 5 g per sheet.
It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth as long as The Rhine
The length of The Rhine is about 217,000 ropes.
(a.k.a. Rhein, a.k.a. Rijn, a.k.a. Rhin, a.k.a. Rain, a.k.a. Reno, a.k.a. Rhenus, a.k.a. Ryn) (from near Reichenau, Switzerland through Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The Rhine river runs 217,000 ropes in total length. The World War II Battle of Arnhem, as memorialized in the 1974 book and 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far, was the first of several attempts to capture key bridges across the Rhine, beginning with the Arnhem Bridge in the Netherlands.
It's about 150,000 times as wide as a Strand of Hair
The width of a Strand of Hair is about 0.0000160 ropes.
(average)
A strand of human hair averages 99 µm (micrometers), with blond hair being the finest and black hair the thickest. On a healthy scalp, each strand of hair will last up to 6 years.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as long as The Colorado River
Flag of The US
The length of The Colorado River is about 382,000 ropes.
(a.k.a. Aha Kwahwat, a.k.a. Grand River, a.k.a. Tizon River, a.k.a. Tecon River, a.k.a. Tison River) (from Grand Lake, Colorado through the Gulf of California)
The Colorado River runs 382,000 ropes in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 451 ropes above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, to its mouth in the Gulf of California.
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