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It's about two-fifths as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 2,590 fingers.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 2,590 fingers tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about three-tenths as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 3,080 fingers.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 3,080 fingers. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 373,000,000 fingers before refueling.
It's about three-tenths as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 3,400 fingers.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 3,400 fingers. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
It's about four times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 260 fingers.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 270 fingers tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Statue of Liberty
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The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 4,184 fingers.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 4,184 fingers including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 4,300 fingers.
(officially the clock tower of Palace of Westminster, a.k.a. Houses of Parliament) (London, England)
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the bell known as "Big Ben," rises 4,300 fingers. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about one-fifth as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 4,720 fingers.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 4,720 fingers (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 4,730 fingers, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added
It's about one-fifth as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 4,937.140 fingers.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 4,937.140 fingers from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 411.4290 fingers farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about five-and-a-half times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 183.50 fingers.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 183.50 fingers. 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-fifth as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 5,800 fingers.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (estimated original height)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated original height (without loss due to erosion) of 5,800 fingers. The Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for almost 4,000 years — from its construction ca. 2551 BCE until it was overtaken by the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, built in the year 1300.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 6,880 fingers.
(a.k.a. 中原大佛, a.k.a. 鲁山大佛, a.k.a. 魯山大佛) (Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Henan, China) (including base)
The tallest statue in the world, the Spring Temple Buddha in Henan, China stands at 6,880 fingers tall from its base. The Buddha is located in the 47,300,000-sq. m (11,700-acre) Fodushan Scenic Area near Mount Yao
It's about one-tenth as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 6,700 fingers.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 6,700 fingers. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about one-tenth as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 7,110 fingers.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 7,110 fingers to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 4,320,000 fingers to the northwest.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 7,290 fingers.
(fully Pebble Beach Golf Links) (Pebble Beach; Monterey, California) (from Blue Tee)
The seventeenth hole on Pebble Beach Golf Links is a par 3 measuring 7,290 fingers from the blue tee. This hole was the site of professional golfer Jack Nicklaus' 1972 U.S. Open win, which included a 1-iron shot that bounced off the hole's flag and resulted in a birdie.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 7,420 fingers.
(a.k.a. 新加坡摩天观景轮, a.k.a. சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர், a.k.a. Pelayang Singapura) (Marina Centre, Singapore)
The Singapore Flyer has a height of 7,420 fingers. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
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