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How long is 7,907 nails?

It's about as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 7,907 nails.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 7,907 nails to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 2,012 nails deep.
It's about nine-tenths 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 nine-tenths 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-and-one-fifth times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 6,666.80 nails.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 6,666.80 nails 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 four-fifths 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 three-fourths 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-and-two-fifths times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 5,670 nails.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 5,670 nails 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 647 nails or less.
It's about one-and-a-half times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 5,140 nails.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 5,140 nails. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 168,000,000,000 nails, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about three-fifths 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 half 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 twice as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 3,970 nails.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 3,970 nails 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 half 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 half 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 half 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 half 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.
 
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