HOUSTON – Game 5 of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers lasted five hours and 17 minutes.
Here are some of the things you can do in a comparable amount of time, though we can’t think of anything better than watching the ‘Stros win.
You can drive to these places from Houston in about the same amount of time as the game (via Google Maps):
Wichita Falls, Texas: 5 hours, 30 minutes
McAllen, Texas: 5 hours 18 minutes
New Orleans: 5 hour 11 minutes
You can fly from Houston to these locations in about the same amount of time as the game:
Vancouver, British Columbia: 5 hours
Bogota, Colombia: 4 hours, 55 minutes
Quito, Ecuador: 5 hours, 20 minutes
You can undergo these surgical procedures -- or several (average time without complications):
Tonsillectomy: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Hip replacement: 1 to 2 hours
Liposuction: 2 to 3 hours
Coronary artery bypass surgery: 4 hours
You can watch this many episodes of “Stranger Things”:
5 complete episodes (more than half of the eight episodes in the season)
You can walk from Houston to these places (via Google Maps):
Pearland: 5 hours, 21 minutes
Jersey Village: 5 hours, 21 minutes
Channelview: 5 hours, 25 minutes
Only one other World Series game -- also involving the Astros -- lasted longer than last night's game. That game happened in 2005 between the White Sox and the Astros at Minute Maid Park. That 14-inning game lasted five hours and 41 minutes.
