Weapons · #368 biggest of 1,014
How big is a jousting lance?
3.5 m
A jousting lance measures 3.5 m. That's about 2.06 adult humans lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 3.5 meters, or about 11 feet.
- It's about 2.06 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 41 credit cards could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #368 by size.
Size comparison
How jousting lance stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
great white pelican
3.6 m
wandering albatross
3.5 m
sturgeon
3.5 m
Apollo command module
3.5 m
jousting lance
3.5 m
Deinonychus
3.4 m
bull shark
3.4 m
Andean condor
3.3 m
ocean sunfish (mola)
3.3 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 48.6% of its height.
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