How long is 0.0000000000000012 parsecs?
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Space Needle
The height of The Space Needle is about 0.000000000000005960 parsecs.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.000000000000005960 parsecs tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.000000000000007360 parsecs.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.000000000000007360 parsecs above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about six-and-a-half times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.000000000000000180 parsecs.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.000000000000000190 parsecs tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-tenth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.000000000000009530 parsecs.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.000000000000009530 parsecs. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 0.0000003110 parsecs, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.00000000000001050 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.00000000000001050 parsecs tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 0.00000000000000120 parsecs or less.
It's about nine times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.00000000000000013220 parsecs.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.00000000000000013220 parsecs. 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-tenth as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.0000000000000123480 parsecs.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.0000000000000123480 parsecs to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 0.000000000000014650 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 0.000000000000014650 parsecs to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 0.0000000000000037270 parsecs deep.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 0.00000000000001590 parsecs.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 0.00000000000001590 parsecs tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 0.00000000000001540 parsecs above ground).
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 0.00000000000001690 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 0.00000000000001690 parsecs to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 0.00000000000001340 parsecs.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about sixteen times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.0000000000000000750 parsecs.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.0000000000000000750 parsecs. 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 one-fifteenth as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.0000000000000200 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 0.0000000000000200 parsecs to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about seventeen times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.0000000000000000710 parsecs.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.0000000000000000710 parsecs tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.0000000000000000680 parsecs and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about seventeen times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.0000000000000000710 parsecs.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.0000000000000000710 parsecs 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.