▲ 148 ▼ eifeltowers across the world (slrpnk.net) submitted 4 weeks ago by blibla@slrpnk.net to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://mastodon.social/@onlmaps/117415944151028186
[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 77 points 4 weeks ago (11 children) It bothers me that it doesn't say how tall the original is. 330 meters if anyone else was wondering. 🦸 2 permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) That is about 4715 big Macs tall for my fellow Americans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 1 point 4 weeks ago For Real Americans, the Eiffel Tower is 162 Hulk Hogans high, and weighs approximately 72993 Hulk Hogans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] danekrae@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) It can shrink up to 150mm from summer to winter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 weeks ago Same. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 4 points 4 weeks ago Thanks for that. That means the pictograms are (kind of) to scale! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago 300 (or 301?) meters for the tower + antennas that have added to the height in various calibres up to 330 today. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tene@leminal.space 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children) That's common knowledge, you don't even know that? What do you mean, "frenchie detected"?! (Jokes aside, I think that is why, noticing the small text in french at the bottom left of a map, they probably assume you already know cause its targeted toward french people) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Is this something most French people know? I don't know the height of any of the major monuments in the USA but I guess we don't have one single monument that's as synonymous with the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tene@leminal.space 1 point 4 weeks ago Whoever made these maps definitely knew about it lmao I'm pretty sure that its general knowledge though, I don't remember if I learned the height in school permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago I was looking for that, too. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent [–] starik@lemmy.today 1 point 4 weeks ago So the Vegas one is essentially a 1:2 scale model permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) That is about 4715 big Macs tall for my fellow Americans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 1 point 4 weeks ago For Real Americans, the Eiffel Tower is 162 Hulk Hogans high, and weighs approximately 72993 Hulk Hogans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 1 point 4 weeks ago For Real Americans, the Eiffel Tower is 162 Hulk Hogans high, and weighs approximately 72993 Hulk Hogans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) It can shrink up to 150mm from summer to winter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 weeks ago Same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 4 points 4 weeks ago Thanks for that. That means the pictograms are (kind of) to scale! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago 300 (or 301?) meters for the tower + antennas that have added to the height in various calibres up to 330 today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tene@leminal.space 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children) That's common knowledge, you don't even know that? What do you mean, "frenchie detected"?! (Jokes aside, I think that is why, noticing the small text in french at the bottom left of a map, they probably assume you already know cause its targeted toward french people) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Is this something most French people know? I don't know the height of any of the major monuments in the USA but I guess we don't have one single monument that's as synonymous with the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tene@leminal.space 1 point 4 weeks ago Whoever made these maps definitely knew about it lmao I'm pretty sure that its general knowledge though, I don't remember if I learned the height in school permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Is this something most French people know? I don't know the height of any of the major monuments in the USA but I guess we don't have one single monument that's as synonymous with the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tene@leminal.space 1 point 4 weeks ago Whoever made these maps definitely knew about it lmao I'm pretty sure that its general knowledge though, I don't remember if I learned the height in school permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tene@leminal.space 1 point 4 weeks ago Whoever made these maps definitely knew about it lmao I'm pretty sure that its general knowledge though, I don't remember if I learned the height in school permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago I was looking for that, too. Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starik@lemmy.today 1 point 4 weeks ago So the Vegas one is essentially a 1:2 scale model permalink fedilink source parent