Or 3.5 Albatross wingspans, or 8.1 Alaskan moose antler spans, or 7.6 standard railway gauges, or 5.5 Kobe Bryants, or 2.5 London buses stacked one on top of another. That is how this site converts 12 yards. Try your own measures....
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I'll consider this a beta version until they can handle areas (football fields, New Jerseys, etc.) and weights (average human being, average elephant, ...).