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Height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (56.7 m)

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Height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (56.7 m)

  • is 2/5 of Height of Kingda Ka, highest roller coaster (139 m)...more
  • is 2/5 of Height of the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m)...more
  • is about as big as Height of Niagara Falls (57 m)...more
  • is 2.5 x Height of an All-Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) in Star Wars movies (22.5 m)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

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