Is 36 nautical miles as wide as a Bowling Pin?
It's about 200,000 times as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 0.000206 nautical miles.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 0.079375 cm of 38.1 cm in height. The USBC further mandates that certified pins be made of sugar maple wood, unless otherwise approved by the organization.
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