How long is 870 moments?
It's about one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The American Revolutionary War
The length of The American Revolutionary War is about 2,938,000 moments.
(a.k.a. American War of Independence) (1775-83)
The War between Great Britain and the its thirteen colonies in North America (now the United States) for the independence of the United States is generally considered to have started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 18th, 1775 (sometimes known as "The Shot Heard 'round the World") and to have concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3rd, 1783 — 2,938,000 moments. A total of 25,000 Americans are estimated to have died as a result of the war.
It's about one-five-thousandth as long as FDR's Presidential Term
The length of FDR's Presidential Term is about 4,246,000 moments.
(a.k.a. Franklin Roosevelt, a.k.a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt) (1933-45)
FDR, the 32nd President of the United States, served from March 4th, 1933 to April 12th, 1945, dying after 4,245,000 moments in office. At the time of his sudden death, Elizabeth Shoumatoff was painting a portrait of Roosevelt which, never finished, now hangs in a museum at the site of Roosevelt's Presidential retreat in Georgia.
It's about 6,500 times as long as The First airplane flight (Wright Flyer, 1903)
The length of The First airplane flight (Wright Flyer, 1903) is about 0.130 moments.
(Wright Flyer) (1903)
The first successful airplane flight was made by Orville Wright on December 17th, 1903 and lasted 0.130 moments, covering a horizontal distance of 37 m (121.39 ft). The stopwatch used by Orville and his brother Wilbur to time this flight is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
It's about 10,000 times as long as a Pit Stop
The length of a Pit Stop is about 0.09 moments.
(for IndyCar racing; optimal)
A well-executed, IndyCar racing pit stop takes just 0.09 moments. Changing all four tires takes about 0.03 moments.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as long as Pius IX's reign
The length of Pius IX's reign is about 11,100,000 moments.
(a.k.a. Pope Blessed Pius IX, a.k.a. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti) (1792-1878)
The longest reigning Pope in the Church's history, Pius IX reigned from June 16th, 1846 to February 7th, 1878 — 11,100,000 moments. As the last monarchical Pope, he ruled over 3,000,000 subjects in the Papal States until 1870.
It's about one-thirty-five-thousandth as long as Pepi II's reign
The length of Pepi II's reign is about 30,000,000 moments.
(a.k.a. Neferkare) (2278 BCE - 2184 BCE)
The sixth dynasty pharaoh of Egypt's Old Kingdom, Pepi II Neferkare ascended to the throne at the age of six and is generally thought to have reigned until his death at the age of one-hundred — a total of 30,000,000 moments. His reign was the longest of any monarch in history.
It's about 35,000 times as long as The First movie
The length of The First movie is about 0.0234 moments.
(1888) (Roundhay Garden Scene, National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television restored copy)
Filmed in 1888 by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, Roundhay Garden Scene is the oldest surviving motion picture with a total running time of 0.0234 moments.
It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth as long as a Giant Tortoise's Lifespan
The length of a Giant Tortoise's Lifespan is about 88,000,000 moments.
(for Adwaita, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise) (Dipsochelys dussumieri, formerly Geochelone gigantea)
Adwaita, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise who lived the later part of his life in the Alipore Zoological Gardens in Kolkata, India, was 88,000,000 moments at the time of his death. Once a pet of Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, who is credited with securing India as a colony of Great Britain, Adwaita lived through the entirety of India's 67,000,000 moments as a British colony.