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Width of a basketball court

Width of a basketball court (15 m)

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Width of a basketball court (15 m)

  • is 1/25 of Length of a TI Class oil tanker (380 m)...more
  • is 1/5 of Longest ever discus throw (74.1 m)...more
  • is 1/4 of Length of an ice-hockey rink (61 m)...more
  • is 1/2 of Length of a blue whale (30 m)...more
  • is about as big as Width of a typical Hot Air Balloon (15 m)...more
  • is about as big as Length overall of an `AC50` catamaran used in 2017 America`s cup (15 m)...more
  • is 2 x Women's World Long Jump Record (1988) (7.52 m)...more
  • is 2 x Women's Olympic Long Jump record (1988) (7.4 m)...more

If this was a standard unit ...