Height of an African elephant

Height of an African elephant (4.2 m)

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If Height of an African elephant (4.2 m) was a standard unit ...

  • Highest freefall parachute jump (2014) (41.4 km)...more would be 10000 x Height of an African elephant
  • Height of the `Burj Khalifa` skyscraper (Dubai) (830 m)...more would be 200 x Height of an African elephant
  • Height of the minaret of Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca (210 m)...more would be 50 x Height of an African elephant
  • Height of Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona (170 m)...more would be 40 x Height of an African elephant
  • Height of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC (169 m)...more would be 40 x Height of an African elephant
  • Height of the Antares 230 launch rocket (42.5 m)...more would be 10 x Height of an African elephant
  • Initial height of the world's first skyscraper ? the Home Insurance Building (42 m)...more would be 10 x Height of an African elephant
  • Women's World High Jump record (2.09 m)...more would be 1/2 of Height of an African elephant
  • Women's Olympic High Jump record (2.06 m)...more would be 1/2 of Height of an African elephant
  • Height of an Olympic hurdle (1.067 m)...more would be 1/4 of Height of an African elephant
  • Maximum length of a baseball bat (1.067 m)...more would be 1/4 of Height of an African elephant

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