bendy bus scale: constructions

View the following using the Bendy Bus scale:

Great constructions:
With no separate chassis

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Shwet Ashwas, India
Palace Pier, Brighton, UK
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, UK
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Prepacked Tuna Sandwich, UK

THE EIFFEL TOWER, PARIS
Paris' brown monument is as tall as 69 of London's red buses

Austrian Franz Reichelt made history in 1912 when he jumped to his death from the first platform of the great, steel tower wearing a parachute of his own making. If it had been at all feasible to costruct an adjacent column of nineteen Bendy Buses, he could have simply stepped across. In total, 98 Bendy Buses would roughly equal the height of this Parisian landmark which is 301 metres tall.

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA, EGYPT
Almost as heavy as three hundred and seventy thousand Bendy Buses

This mighty edifice weighs in at 5.9 million tonnes - the weight of almost three hundred and seventy thousand Bendy Buses. With a volume of around 2.6 million cubic metres, it's large enough to squeeze in over eighteen thousand Bendy Buses buses (if it's walls weren't so thick).

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF SHWET ASHWAS, INDIA
This pyramid of 151 motorcyclists travelled the length of 14 Bendy Buses

According to the Guiness Book of Records, this impressive motorcycling stunt consisted of 151 military policemen riding 11 motorbikes for 250 metres - that's almost the length of 14 Bendy Buses parked straight and end-to-end. Compare this to the acheivement of stunt motorcylist Eddie Kidd. In the spoof spy movie Top Secret! (1983), Kidd cleared 14 double-decker buses that were disguised as German coaches (see also Flea).

PALACE PIER, BRIGHTON, UK
Stretches out to sea further than 29 Bendy Buses.

Three thousand lightbulbs illuminated this world famous pier when it opened to the public on 20 May 1899. Extended in the twentieth century, this Victorian marvel is 525 metres long. That's roughly twice the average distance between bus stops in London. And it's longer than 29 Bendy Buses.

SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, LONDON, UK
As tall as 36 Bendy Buses - and useful for measuring the Marianas Trench

The cost of building this London monument was £738,845 - that's less than the list price of four bendy buses. The top of the dome is 111 metres high - taller than a column of 36 Bendy Buses. Sir Christopher Wren embarked on the building of this neoclassical masterpiece in 1675. Built over two centuries before the first Wembley Stadium, St Paul's is still widely used as a measure of extreme largeness. It's advantages over any kind of bus for the measurement of mountains and sea trenches is acknowledged by the authors of this site. Sadly, since decimalisation, St Paul's has been outstripped in size by larger London buildings, such as the Nat West Tower. Today, this unit has largely fallen into disuse.

PETRONAS TOWERS, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Taller than 147 Bendy Buses, these twin towers have a double-decker bridge

Skyscrapers - you wait for ages, then two of them come along at once. The mighty Petronas Towers are 452 metres high - that's taller than a column of 147 Bendy Buses. Like the celebrated Routemaster (but unlike the Bendy Bus), the skybridge connecting the twin Petronas Towers is a double-decker. This construction is one of the highest bridges in the world, flying 170 metres above the ground. A tower of 55 Bendy Buses would just about fit under it.

TAJ MAHAL, AGRA, INDIA
You could park 71 Bendy Buses in its place

Built by Murgal emporer Shah Janan in memory of his much lamented wife, the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, was completed in 1648, exactly 357 years before the first fleet of Bendy Buses was seen on the streets of London. Described by some as the most beautiful building in the world, this mausoleum stands on a raised, slab that's 57 metres square. You could park 71 Bendy Buses on this mighty platform. In contrast, only two buses could safely be accomodated in the Taj Mahal in Crawley, UK. This offers a varied and exciting menu, accompanied by a refreshing ambience in a contemporary and stylish environment.

WORLD'S BIGGEST PREPACKED TUNA AND CUCUMBER SANDWICH

Five of these - and you've eaten a Bendy Bus!

Unconfirmed reports suggest a team of sandwich makers from Marks and Spencer and McVities made a prepacked sandwich that was approximately 2 metres wide and 3 metres long. This giant snack was packed with cucumber and tuna - the 'chicken of the sea'. You could barely squeeze five of these giant, tasty treats into a Bendy Bus (and passengers should always refrain from eating sandwiches onboard the bus).