Diameter of a UK 1p coin

Diameter of a UK 1p coin (20.3 mm)

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If Diameter of a UK 1p coin (20.3 mm) was a standard unit ...

  • Wingspan of an Airbus A380 (79.8 m)...more would be 4000 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Height of the Great Sphinx of Giza (20.21 m)...more would be 1000 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Length of a cricket pitch (20.12 m)...more would be 1000 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Height of a high-diving platform (10 m)...more would be 500 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Width of a tennis court (8.23 m)...more would be 400 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Women's World Pole Vault record (5.06 m)...more would be 250 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Women's Olympic Pole Vault record (2008) (5.05 m)...more would be 250 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Typical height of a giraffe (5 m)...more would be 250 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Length of a classic Volkswagen `Beetle` car (4.08 m)...more would be 200 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Women's Olympic High Jump record (2.06 m)...more would be 100 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin
  • Side of a classic Monopoly board (508 mm)...more would be 25 x Diameter of a UK 1p coin

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