How long is 33 leas?
It's about 400 times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.078 leas.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.082 leas tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Rhine
The length of The Rhine is about 18,000 leas.
(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 18,000 leas 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 0.05576 leas.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.05576 leas. 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-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Colorado River
The length of The Colorado River is about 31,900 leas.
(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 31,900 leas in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 37.60 leas 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 0.031 leas.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.031 leas. 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 1,000 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.03 leas.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.03 leas tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.029 leas and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about 1,000 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.03 leas.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.03 leas 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-one-thousandth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 39,000 leas.
(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 39,000 leas 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 long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.02778 leas.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.02778 leas 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 1,000 times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 0.02778 leas.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.02778 leas 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 1,000 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 0.0273 leas.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 0.0271 leas tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.00273 leas 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 0.02604 leas.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.02604 leas 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 0.02604 leas.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.02604 leas 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 a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.0245 leas.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.0245 leas 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 1,500 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.023 leas.
(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 0.023 leas. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.