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How long is 180 shaftments?

It's about one-fifth as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 1,140 shaftments.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 1,140 shaftments to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 1,210 shaftments.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 1,210 shaftments tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about six-and-a-half times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 26.770 shaftments.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 26.770 shaftments. 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-tenth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 1,490 shaftments.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 1,490 shaftments above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about one-tenth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 1,930 shaftments.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 1,930 shaftments. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 63,000,000,000 shaftments, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 2,130 shaftments.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 2,130 shaftments tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 243 shaftments or less.
It's about twelve times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 15 shaftments.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 15 shaftments. 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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It's about twelve times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 14 shaftments.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 14 shaftments tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 14 shaftments and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about twelve times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 14 shaftments.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 14 shaftments tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 13.330 shaftments.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 13.330 shaftments from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 13.330 shaftments.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 13.330 shaftments from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 13.10 shaftments.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 13 shaftments tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 1.310 shaftments shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 2,500.10 shaftments.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 2,500.10 shaftments to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 12.50 shaftments.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 12.50 shaftments from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 12.50 shaftments.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 12.50 shaftments from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
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