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How long is 0.065 shackles?

It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 17.90 shackles.
(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 17.90 shackles 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 17.30 shackles above ground).
It's about one-three-hundredth as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 19 shackles.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 19 shackles 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 15 shackles.
It's about one-three-hundredth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 20.1710 shackles.
(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 20.1710 shackles 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-three-hundred-fiftieth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 22 shackles.
(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 22 shackles 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-four-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 28.10 shackles.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 28.10 shackles in total height. Although it sits just 1,530 shackles 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-four-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 30.20 shackles.
(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 30.20 shackles to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 21 shackles on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 10.40 shackles on the 78th floor.
It's about one-five-hundredth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 30 shackles.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 30 shackles 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 30 shackles.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 30 shackles in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-five-hundredth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 32.810 shackles.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 32.810 shackles in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 34.60 shackles.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 34.60 shackles in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 35.70 shackles.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 35.70 shackles. 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 one-one-thousandth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 69.666670 shackles.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 69.666670 shackles. 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 1,000 times as wide as a Strand of Spaghetti
The width of a Strand of Spaghetti is about 0.0000620 shackles.
(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 0.0000620 shackles 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-one-thousandth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 73.33330 shackles.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 73.33330 shackles. 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
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 81.770 shackles.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 81.770 shackles in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
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