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How long is 0.105 hanks?

It's about forty times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.002788 hanks.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.002788 hanks. 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-fortieth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
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The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 4.0264 hanks.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 4.0264 hanks at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-fortieth as tall as Mount Logan
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The height of Mount Logan is about 4.073 hanks.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 4.074 hanks. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about one-fortieth as tall as Denali
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The height of Denali is about 4.2330 hanks.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 4.2330 hanks above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Las Vegas Strip
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The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 4.60 hanks.
(Las Vegas Boulevard S and W from Russel Rd to Sahara Ave)(Paradise, Nevada through Winchester, Nevada).
Although technically located beyond the city limits of Las Vegas (along with the well-known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign), the stretch of road known as the "Las Vegas Strip" runs 4.60 hanks along Las Vegas Boulevard South and West from Russel Road at the south end to Sahara Avenue at the north end. The casinos and hotels on the Strip display an estimated total of 16,000 hanks of neon light tubing.
It's about one-forty-fifth as tall as Aconcagua
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The height of Aconcagua is about 4.75850 hanks.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 4.75850 hanks height at its peak. Although there is no definitive evidence that members of the indigenous Inca civilization ever reached the peak the mountain, numerous archeological sites have been found on the slopes of the mountain, including a naturally-embalmed Incan mummy was discovered on a 3.55420 hanks high ridge.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as Calangute Beach
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The length of Calangute Beach is about 5 hanks.
(Goa, India) (approximate)
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Mount Everest
Flag of China and Flag of Nepal
The height of Mount Everest is about 6.04827 hanks.
(a.k.a. Mount Chomolungma, a.k.a. Sagarmatha, a.k.a. Mount Qomolangma, a.k.a. सगरमाथा, a.k.a. Chajamlungma, a.k.a. ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, a.k.a. 珠穆朗玛峰, a.k.a. Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) (Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal and Tibet, China) (to summit, excluding snow depth)
Mount Everest rises 6.04827 hanks above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.000002734030 hanks and shifting it to the northeast by 0.000003075790 hanks each year.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as a Mauna Loa
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The height of a Mauna Loa is about 6.2660 hanks.
(Hawaii) (Hawaiian island volcano) (total height from seafloor)
Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes which forms the island of Hawaii and the tallest mountain in total height in the world, rises to 6.2880 hanks above the seafloor. The peak of Loa is home to the approximately 6,000 sq. m (0.6 ha) Lake Waiau, one of the highest altitude lakes in the United States outside of Colorado.
It's about 65 times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 0.0016 hanks.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 0.0016 hanks. 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.

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It's about 70 times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 0.0015 hanks.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 0.0015 hanks tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 0.0014 hanks and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about 70 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.0015 hanks.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.0015 hanks 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-seventieth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 7.45160 hanks.
(near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level)
The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 7.45160 hanks below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then.
It's about one-seventieth as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 7.50 hanks.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 7.50 hanks. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute.
It's about 75 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.001389 hanks.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.001389 hanks 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.
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