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How long is 0.0000000000000016 parsecs?

It's about one-fifth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.000000000000007360 parsecs.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.000000000000007360 parsecs above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about six times as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 0.0000000000000002720 parsecs.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 0.0000000000000002720 parsecs in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about one-fifth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.000000000000009530 parsecs.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.000000000000009530 parsecs. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 0.0000003110 parsecs, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.00000000000001050 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.00000000000001050 parsecs tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 0.00000000000000120 parsecs or less.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.0000000000000123480 parsecs.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.0000000000000123480 parsecs to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 0.000000000000000180 parsecs.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 0.000000000000000190 parsecs tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 0.000000000000014650 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 0.000000000000014650 parsecs to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 0.0000000000000037270 parsecs deep.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 0.00000000000001590 parsecs.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 0.00000000000001590 parsecs tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 0.00000000000001540 parsecs above ground).
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 0.00000000000001690 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 0.00000000000001690 parsecs to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 0.00000000000001340 parsecs.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 0.0000000000000179320 parsecs tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about twelve times as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 0.00000000000000013220 parsecs.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 0.00000000000000013220 parsecs. 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-tenth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.0000000000000200 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 0.0000000000000200 parsecs to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 0.0000000000000250 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 0.0000000000000250 parsecs in total height. Although it sits just 0.000000000001360 parsecs from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 0.00000000000002680 parsecs.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 0.00000000000002680 parsecs to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 0.00000000000001870 parsecs on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 0.000000000000009240 parsecs on the 78th floor.
It's about one-twentieth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 0.000000000000029170 parsecs.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 0.000000000000029170 parsecs in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
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