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Football pitch vs Titanic
0.3902×
- Reference · length
- Titanic 269.1 m
- Target · length
- Football pitch 105 m
Correct ratio: target ÷ reference = 0.3902. The target’s length is approximately 0.3902× the reference’s length.
Titanic was longer than two and a half football pitches placed end to end.
A representative 105 m pitch within the allowed range.
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Blue whale vs Space Shuttle
0.8038×
- Reference · length
- Space Shuttle 37.2 m
- Target · length
- Blue whale 29.9 m
Correct ratio: target ÷ reference = 0.8038. The target’s length is approximately 0.8038× the reference’s length.
A record-size blue whale is only several metres shorter than a Space Shuttle orbiter.
An upper-end body length, not the average size of all blue whales.
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03
Brooklyn Bridge span vs Golden Gate span
0.3799×
- Reference · span
- Golden Gate span 1.28 km
- Target · span
- Brooklyn Bridge span 486.3 m
Correct ratio: target ÷ reference = 0.3799. The target’s span is approximately 0.3799× the reference’s span.
The Brooklyn Bridge’s main span is under two fifths of the Golden Gate Bridge’s.
Main span, excluding approaches.
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Orca vs Blue whale
0.2676×
- Reference · length
- Blue whale 29.9 m
- Target · length
- Orca 8 m
Correct ratio: target ÷ reference = 0.2676. The target’s length is approximately 0.2676× the reference’s length.
A large orca is only around one quarter the length of a record-size blue whale.
A representative large adult; individual lengths vary.
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05
Space Shuttle vs Boeing 747-8
0.4875×
- Reference · length
- Boeing 747-8 76.3 m
- Target · length
- Space Shuttle 37.2 m
Correct ratio: target ÷ reference = 0.4875. The target’s length is approximately 0.4875× the reference’s length.
The Space Shuttle orbiter is just under half as long as a Boeing 747-8.
Orbiter length, not the launch stack.
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