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It's about one-two-thousandth as long as FDR's Presidential Term
The length of FDR's Presidential Term is about 106,100 hours.
(a.k.a. Franklin Roosevelt, a.k.a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt) (1933-45)
FDR, the 32nd President of the United States, served from March 4th, 1933 to April 12th, 1945, dying after 106,100 hours in office. At the time of his sudden death, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was painting a portrait of Roosevelt which, never finished, now hangs in a museum at the site of Roosevelt's Presidential retreat in Georgia.
It's about 3,500 times as long as The San Francisco earthquake of 1906
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The length of The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is about 0.0146 hours.
(1906) (Mussel Rock Fault, California) (sensible duration)
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 caused perceptible shaking of the ground for about 0.0146 hours. The most devastating natural disaster in California's history, the quake was felt as far away and southern Oregon and western Nevada, and resulted in about 3,000 deaths, the displacement of 55% - 70% of the city's population, and the shifting of some spots of ground by up to 6 m (20 ft).
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as long as Pius IX's reign
The length of Pius IX's reign is about 277,400 hours.
(a.k.a. Pope Blessed Pius IX, a.k.a. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti) (1792-1878)
The longest reigning Pope in the Church's history, Pius IX reigned from June 16th, 1846 to February 7th, 1878 — 277,400 hours. As the last monarchical Pope, he ruled over 3,000,000 subjects in the Papal States until 1870.
It's about 15,000 times as long as The First airplane flight (Wright Flyer, 1903)
The length of The First airplane flight (Wright Flyer, 1903) is about 0.0033 hours.
(Wright Flyer) (1903)
The first successful airplane flight was made by Orville Wright on December 17th, 1903 and lasted 0.0033 hours, covering a horizontal distance of 37 m (121.39 ft). The stopwatch used by Orville and his brother Wilbur to time this flight is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as long as Pepi II's reign
The length of Pepi II's reign is about 800,000 hours.
(a.k.a. Neferkare) (2278 BCE - 2184 BCE)
The sixth dynasty pharaoh of Egypt's Old Kingdom, Pepi II Neferkare ascended to the throne at the age of six and is generally thought to have reigned until his death at the age of one-hundred — a total of 800,000 hours. His reign was the longest of any monarch in history.
It's about 20,000 times as long as a Pit Stop
The length of a Pit Stop is about 0.002 hours.
(for IndyCar racing; optimal)
A well-executed, IndyCar racing pit stop takes just 0.002 hours. Changing all four tires takes about 0.0008 hours.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as long as a Giant Tortoise's Lifespan
The length of a Giant Tortoise's Lifespan is about 2,200,000 hours.
(for Adwaita, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise) (Dipsochelys dussumieri, formerly Geochelone gigantea)
Adwaita, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise who lived the later part of his life in the Alipore Zoological Gardens in Kolkata, India, was 2,200,000 hours at the time of his death. Once a pet of Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, who is credited with securing India as a colony of Great Britain, Adwaita lived through the entirety of India's 1,700,000 hours as a British colony.
It's about 85,000 times as long as The First movie
The length of The First movie is about 0.000586 hours.
(1888) (Roundhay Garden Scene, National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television restored copy)
Filmed in 1888 by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, Roundhay Garden Scene is the oldest surviving motion picture with a total running time of 0.000586 hours.
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