How long is 1,040 hands?
It's about one-forty-fifth as tall as a Vinson Massif
The height of a Vinson Massif is about 48,150 hands.
(a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica)
Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 48,150 hands at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s.
It's about 50 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 22 hands.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
It's about 50 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 22 hands.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 22 hands tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as Calangute Beach
The length of Calangute Beach is about 70,000 hands.
(Goa, India) (approximate)
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length.
It's about 50 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 20 hands.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 20 hands from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 20 hands.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 20 hands from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 55 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 19.70 hands.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 19.50 hands tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 1.970 hands shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as tall as Mount Elbrus
The height of Mount Elbrus is about 55,530 hands.
(a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit)
The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 55,530 hands at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 37,400 hands.
It's about 55 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 18.750 hands.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 18.750 hands from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 55 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 18.750 hands.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 18.750 hands from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 57,980.20 hands.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 57,980.20 hands at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as tall as Mount Logan
The height of Mount Logan is about 58,650 hands.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 58,660 hands. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Denali
The height of Denali is about 60,950 hands.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 60,950 hands above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about 60 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 17.60 hands.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 17.60 hands in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about 60 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 17 hands.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 17 hands. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.