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How long is 3,000 ells?

It's about 1,500 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 1.750 ells.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 1.730 ells tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.1750 ells shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about 2,000 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 1.6670 ells.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 1.6670 ells 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 2,000 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 1.6670 ells.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 1.6670 ells 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-two-thousandth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
Flag of China
The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 5,476,000 ells.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (wall segments only)
The Great Wall of China has total wall segment length of 5,476,000 ells. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about one-two-thousandth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 5,632,000 ells.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 5,632,000 ells. Although by most measures it is the largest and one of the most significant rivers in the world, the region surrounding the Amazon is mostly sparsely populated and the river itself has no bridges across it at any point.
It's about 2,000 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 1.570 ells.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 1.570 ells 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 2,000 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 1.50 ells.
(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 1.50 ells. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 1.30 ells.
(a.k.a. Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.) (1944-) (actor)
Danny DeVito, best known for his role as Louie De Palma in the 1978-83 television series Taxi, is 1.30 ells tall. After graduating from high school, DeVito became a licensed cosmetician and it was out of interest in cosmetology that he first enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began to study acting.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 1.20 ells.
(a.k.a. Gary Wayne Coleman) (1978-2009) (actor)
Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes was 1.20 ells tall. His small stature was a result of a congenital kidney disease. Coleman worked as a security guard since following his career as an actor.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
Flag of China
The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 7,740,000 ells.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 7,740,000 ells. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 1.10 ells.
(1961-) (actor and reality television star)
Matt Roloff, most famous for his role on the reality television show Little People, Big World, is an LP with a height of 1.10 ells. In 1985, Roloff stared as an Ewok — one of the small, woodland creatures from the Star Wars franchise — in the movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
It's about 3,000 times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 1 ells.
(a.k.a. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize) (1943-1993) (actor)
Hervé Villechaize, most famous for his role as Tattoo on the 1978-84 television series Fantasy Island, was an LP with a height of 1 ells. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about 3,000 times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 0.960 ells.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 0.960 ells. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 11,160,344 ells.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 11,160,344 ells at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 91,520 ells.
It's about 4,000 times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 0.80 ells.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 0.80 ells. Thumb stopped growing at 0.560 ells when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
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