Longest ever discus throw

Longest ever discus throw (74.1 m)

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If Longest ever discus throw (74.1 m) was a standard unit ...

  • Length of the M25 Orbital motorway around London (188 km)...more would be 2500 x Longest ever discus throw
  • Length of the Great Sphinx of Giza (73 m)...more would be about as big as Longest ever discus throw
  • Overall length of an Airbus A380 (72.7 m)...more would be about as big as Longest ever discus throw
  • Length of a blue whale (30 m)...more would be 2/5 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Length of a baseball pitch, pitcher to batter (18.44 m)...more would be 1/4 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Length of a ten pin bowling lane (18.29 m)...more would be 1/4 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Men's World Triple Jump record (18.29 m)...more would be 1/4 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Width of a typical Hot Air Balloon (15 m)...more would be 1/5 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Width of a basketball court (15 m)...more would be 1/5 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Length overall of an `AC50` catamaran used in 2017 America`s cup (15 m)...more would be 1/5 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Women's World Long Jump Record (1988) (7.52 m)...more would be 1/10 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Women's Olympic Long Jump record (1988) (7.4 m)...more would be 1/10 of Longest ever discus throw
  • Width of a football goal (7.32 m)...more would be 1/10 of Longest ever discus throw

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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