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1987 centimeters is equal to 781.89 inches.

To provide comparisons to known objects, here are a few examples:

1. 1987 centimeters is approximately the height of an average adult male giraffe (16-18 feet).
2. It is slightly taller than the Empire State Building in New York City (1,454 feet).
3. It is about the same length as two and a half football fields (100 yards each).
4. 1987 centimeters is also the wingspan of a Boeing 747-400 airplane.
5. It is slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France (324 meters).
6. It is about 6 times the length of a standard king-size bed (80 inches).
7. 1987 centimeters is also the height of a basketball hoop (10 feet).
8. It is approximately the same height as two adult male polar bears standing on top of each other.
9. It is taller than the tallest recorded human, Robert Wadlow, who was 8 feet 11 inches tall (271.78 centimeters).
10. Lastly, it is slightly shorter than the height of a Brachiosaurus, one of the largest known dinosaurs (approx. 100 feet).