How long is 11 ells?
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 48 ells.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 48 ells in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 49.30 ells.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 49.30 ells tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Cinderella Castle
The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 50.40 ells.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 50.40 ells tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about one-fifth as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 59.90 ells.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 59.90 ells. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 7,250,000 ells before refueling.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 2 ells.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 2 ells. 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 five-and-a-half times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 1.90 ells.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 1.90 ells.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 1.90 ells 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-fifth as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 66 ells.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 66 ells. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
It's about six times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 1.7780 ells.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 1.7780 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 six times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 1.7780 ells.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 1.7780 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 six-and-a-half 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 six-and-a-half 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 six-and-a-half 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 seven 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 one-tenth as tall as The Statue of Liberty
The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 81.360 ells.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 81.360 ells including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.