Height of an Olympic hurdle

Height of an Olympic hurdle (1.067 m)

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If Height of an Olympic hurdle (1.067 m) was a standard unit ...

  • Height of Table Moutain, Cape Town (1.085 km)...more would be 1000 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Height of the `One World Trade Center` skyscraper in New York City (541 m)...more would be 500 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Height of the minaret of Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca (210 m)...more would be 200 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Height of the Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) between Zambia and Zimbabwe (108 m)...more would be 100 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Height of the Antares 230 launch rocket (42.5 m)...more would be 40 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Initial height of the world's first skyscraper ? the Home Insurance Building (42 m)...more would be 40 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Height of an African elephant (4.2 m)...more would be 4 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Height of an ostrich (2.7 m)...more would be 2.5 x Height of an Olympic hurdle
  • Maximum length of a baseball bat (1.067 m)...more would be about as big as Height of an Olympic hurdle

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