How long is 1.533 hanks?
It's about 400 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.0039 hanks.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.0041 hanks tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about 550 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.002788 hanks.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.002788 hanks. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about one-six-hundredth as long as The Rhine
The length of The Rhine is about 902 hanks.
(a.k.a. Rhein, a.k.a. Rijn, a.k.a. Rhin, a.k.a. Rain, a.k.a. Reno, a.k.a. Rhenus, a.k.a. Ryn) (from near Reichenau, Switzerland through Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The Rhine river runs 902 hanks in total length. The World War II Battle of Arnhem, as memorialized in the 1974 book and 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far, was the first of several attempts to capture key bridges across the Rhine, beginning with the Arnhem Bridge in the Netherlands.
It's about 1,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.0016 hanks.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.0016 hanks. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
It's about 1,000 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.0015 hanks.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.0015 hanks tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.0014 hanks and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about 1,000 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.0015 hanks.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.0015 hanks 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-one-thousandth as long as The Colorado River
The length of The Colorado River is about 1,590 hanks.
(a.k.a. Aha Kwahwat, a.k.a. Grand River, a.k.a. Tizon River, a.k.a. Tecon River, a.k.a. Tison River) (from Grand Lake, Colorado through the Gulf of California)
The Colorado River runs 1,590 hanks in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 1.880 hanks above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, to its mouth in the Gulf of California.
It's about 1,000 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.001389 hanks.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.001389 hanks 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 1,000 times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 0.001389 hanks.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.001389 hanks 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 1,000 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 0.00137 hanks.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 0.00135 hanks tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.000137 hanks shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about 1,000 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 0.001302 hanks.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.001302 hanks 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 1,000 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 0.001302 hanks.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.001302 hanks 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 1,500 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.00122 hanks.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.00122 hanks 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 1,950 hanks.
(a.k.a. Donau, a.k.a. Dunaj, a.k.a. Dunav, a.k.a. Duna, a.k.a. Дунав (Dunav), a.k.a. Dunărea, a.k.a. Дунáй (Dunay), a.k.a. Tuna) (from Breg Martinskapelle, Black Forest, Germany through the Danube Delta, Romania)
The Danube river runs 1,950 hanks in total length. Intersecting Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia, the Danube touches more capital cities than any other river.
It's about 1,500 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.0012 hanks.
(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 0.0012 hanks. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.