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How long is 0.3 weeks?

It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The First spaceflight (Sputnik)
The length of The First spaceflight (Sputnik) is about 13 weeks.
(a.k.a. Sputnik 1, a.k.a. Спутник-1, a.k.a. "Satellite-1", a.k.a. Простейший Спутник-1) (1957) (total time in orbit)
Launched from Kazakhstan in 1957, Sputnik was the first artificial satellite placed into orbit around Earth, where it remained for 13 weeks. During its voyage, it traveled about 70,000,000 km (43,495,983.46 mi), completing an orbit of the planet every 0.0095 weeks.
It's about 50 times as long as an American football game
The length of an American football game is about 0.006 weeks.
(per NFL rules; playing time only)
Per National Football League Rules, an American football game consists of four periods of 0.0015 weeks each for a total of 0.006 weeks. The total duration of a football game can often be more than three hours, including stoppages of play, the intermission at halftime, team timeouts, and, in televised games, commercial timeouts. The Super Bowl — the highest-profile game of the sport — aired 0.0045 weeks of commercials in 2009.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as The Spanish-American War
The length of The Spanish-American War is about 15.60 weeks.
(1898)
The War between Spain and the United States over the liberation of Cuba began on April 25th, 1898 and lasted until the signing of the Treaty of Paris on August 12th, 1898, 15.40 weeks. The Treaty gave the United States control of Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as The First artificial heart patient's survival
The length of The First artificial heart patient's survival is about 16 weeks.
(1982) (Dr. Barney Bailey Clark; first permanent, pneumatic device)
On December 2nd, 1982 Dr. William DeVries implanted the first artificial heart into Dr. Barney Bailey Clark, who went on to live for 16 weeks. This early model of the artificial heart was controlled and powered by an external, 146.51 kg (323 lb) machine that Dr. Clark had to cart with him as he moved throughout the hospital.
It's about 65 times as long as a Basketball game
The length of a Basketball game is about 0.00476 weeks.
(NBA regulation; playing time only)
Per National Basketball Association rules , a basketball game (without an overtime) consists of four periods of 0.00119 weeks each, for a total of 0.00476 weeks of playing time. The first basketball game, played in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played in 0.00298 weeks and ended with a score of 1-0.
It's about 200 times as long as Louis-Antoine's reign
The length of Louis-Antoine's reign is about 0.002 weeks.
(a.k.a. Louis-Antoine d'Artois, petit-fils de France, fils de France, duc d'Angoulême, a.k.a. Count of Marnes) (1830)
Following his father, Charles X's, abdication on the eve of the 1830 French Revolution, Louis-Antoine d'Artois was technically king for a period of approximately 0.002 weeks on August 2nd, 1830. Louis-Antoine's only official act as king was to abdicate the throne to his nephew, the Henri, the Duke of Bordeaux.
It's about 250 times as long as The First spacewalk
The length of The First spacewalk is about 0.0012 weeks.
(1965) (Alexi Lenovo, a.k.a. Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов)
On March 18th, 1965, during the Voskhod 2 Soviet space mission, cosmonaut Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov conducted the first human spacewalk, which lasted 0.0012 weeks. The total mission length was 0.150 weeks.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Korean War
The length of The Korean War is about 161.10 weeks.
(1951-53) (to armistice signing)
The Korean War between North Korea (a.k.a. Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a.k.a. DPRK) and South Korea (a.k.a. Republic of Korea, a.k.a. ROK) began on June 25th, 1950 during the Cold War. The war paused with the signing of an armistice on July 27th, 1953 — 161.10 weeks — although the war is officially ongoing and marked by occasional border conflicts.
It's about one-seven-hundredth as long as The US Civil War
Flag of The US
The length of The US Civil War is about 208 weeks.
(a.k.a. War Between the States, a.k.a. the Great Rebellion, a.k.a. the War of the Rebellion) (1861-65) (United States)
The deadliest war in American history, the American Civil War is generally considered to have begun on with the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861 and to have lasted until the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army on April 9th, 1865 — 208 weeks. A total of 620,000 American (including Confederate) soldiers are estimated to have lost their lives due to the war.
It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as long as The First walk around the world
The length of The First walk around the world is about 224 weeks.
(1970 - 1974) (Dave, John, and Peter Kunst) (including time in recovery)
On June 20th, 1970, Dave Kunst set out from Waseca, Minnesota with $1,000 and a mule. Kunst completed his walk around the world (with a 17.380 weeks pause following an assault he suffered during the journey) on October 5th, 1974 — 224 weeks.
It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as long as World War I
The length of World War I is about 228 weeks.
(a.k.a. First World War, a.k.a. Great War, a.k.a. World War, a.k.a. War to End All Wars, a.k.a. WWI, a.k.a. WW1) (1914 - 1918)
World War I is considered to have begun with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914 and to have lasted until the signing of the armistice with Germany on November 11th, 1918, for a total of 228 weeks. However, the Treaty of Versailles which ended conflicts between the major powers was not signed until June 28th, 1919 and the last formal peace treaties were not signed until August 23rd, 1923 — 249 weeks after the armistice was signed.
It's about one-one-thousandth as long as World War II
The length of World War II is about 313.30 weeks.
(a.k.a. Second World War, a.k.a. WWII, a.k.a. WW2) (1939 - 1945)
The most widespread war in history, the Second World War is generally considered to have started with the German invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 and to have until the surrender of Japan on September 2nd, 1945, a total of 313.30 weeks. Also the deadliest conflict in history, the war had an estimated 60 million casualties globally.
It's about one-one-thousandth as long as The Construction of the Chunnel
The length of The Construction of the Chunnel is about 333.30 weeks.
(a.k.a. Channel Tunnel, a.k.a. Le tunnel sous la Manche) (1987 thru 1994) (Folkstone, Kent, UK to Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France)
The construction crew of the Chunnel broke ground in England on December 15th, 1987 and the tunnel was inaugurated by the Queen of England and the President of France on May 6th, 1994 — a total construction time of 333 weeks. The 4.9 million cubic meters of chalk excavated from the UK side of the Chunnel was dumped within sea walls to create the 299,467.38 sq. km (74 acre) Samphire Hoe County Park near Dover, Kent.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The American Revolutionary War
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The length of The American Revolutionary War is about 437.20 weeks.
(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 — 437.10 weeks. A total of 25,000 Americans are estimated to have died as a result of the war.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as King Tut's reign
Flag of Egypt
The length of King Tut's reign is about 500 weeks.
(a.k.a. Tutankhamun, a.k.a. Tutankhaten, a.k.a. tVwa:t-ʕa:nəx-ʔaˡma:n) (1333 BCE - 1324 BCE)
Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, Tutankhamun begin his reign at the age of eight in 1333 BCE and remained pharaoh until 1324 BCE — 500 weeks later. When artifacts from Tut's tomb were on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York) from late 1976 to 1979, they were viewed by an estimated 8 million people.
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