How long is 100,000 inches?
It's about 450 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 220 inches.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 240 inches tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-five-hundredth as long as The Rhine
The length of The Rhine is about 52,000,000 inches.
(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 52,000,000 inches 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 600 times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 160.60 inches.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 160.60 inches. 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-nine-hundredth as long as The Colorado River
The length of The Colorado River is about 91,700,000 inches.
(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 91,700,000 inches in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 108,000 inches above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, to its mouth in the Gulf of California.
It's about 1,000 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 91 inches.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 91 inches. 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.
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To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
It's about one-one-thousandth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 112,000,000 inches.
(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 112,000,000 inches 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 1,000 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 87 inches.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
It's about 1,000 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 87 inches.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 87 inches 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 1,500 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 80 inches.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 80 inches 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 long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 80 inches.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 80 inches 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 Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 78.70 inches.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 78 inches tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 7.870 inches shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about 1,500 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 75 inches.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 75 inches 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 long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 75 inches.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 75 inches 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-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Oregon Trail
The length of The Oregon Trail is about 137,000,000 inches.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 137,000,000 inches across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 139,000,000 inches.
(a.k.a. Волга, a.k.a. İdel (Идел), a.k.a. Атăл (Atăl), a.k.a. Edil, a.k.a. İdil, a.k.a. Рав (Rav)) (from the Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast, Russia through the Caspian Sea)
The largest river in Europe, the Volga river runs 139,000,000 inches in total length. World War II's Battle of Stalingrad between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which resulted in nearly two million casualties, was fought in part for control of the river.