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It's about thirty times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 3.10 cubits.
(a.k.a. Gary Wayne Coleman) (1978-2009) (actor)
Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes was 3.10 cubits tall. His small stature was a result of a congenital kidney disease. Coleman worked as a security guard since following his career as an actor.
It's about forty times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 2.80 cubits.
(1961-) (actor and reality television star)
Matt Roloff, most famous for his role on the reality television show Little People, Big World, is an LP with a height of 2.80 cubits. In 1985, Roloff stared as an Ewok — one of the small, woodland creatures from the Star Wars franchise — in the movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
It's about forty times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 2.60 cubits.
(a.k.a. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize) (1943-1993) (actor)
Hervé Villechaize, most famous for his role as Tattoo on the 1978-84 television series Fantasy Island, was an LP with a height of 2.60 cubits. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome."
It's about one-fortieth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 4,180 cubits.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 4,180 cubits. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 4,400 cubits.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 4,400 cubits. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about 45 times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 2.40 cubits.
(a.k.a. Kenneth George Baker) (1934-2016) (actor)
Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2 in the Star Wars film franchise, was an LP with a height of 2.40 cubits. Baker and his wife, Eileen, both made brief appearances as the small, woodland creatures known as Ewoks in the 1984 Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
It's about one-fiftieth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 4,906 cubits.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 4,906 cubits in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as The National Mall
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The length of The National Mall is about 7,000 cubits.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 7,000 cubits. On December 4th, 2008, the entirety of the Mall was declared open to the public for the first time in American history in anticipation of the estimated two million visitors to the Mall for the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 5,280 cubits.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 5,280 cubits. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 165.33330 cubits
It's about 50 times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 2 cubits.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 2 cubits. Thumb stopped growing at 1.40 cubits when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 5,422 cubits.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 5,422 cubits in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 200 cubits and 266 cubits) in the world, having a height of 212.20 cubits.
It's about 60 times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 1.80 cubits.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 1.80 cubits. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about 60 times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 1.70 cubits.
(for healthy, middle-aged man of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a man's step is 1.70 cubits, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 3.40 cubits. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about 70 times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 1.40 cubits.
(for healthy, middle-aged woman of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a woman's step is 1.40 cubits, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 2.90 cubits. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-eighty-fifth as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
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The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 8,500 cubits.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 8,500 cubits. Gene Autry, most famous as the singer of "Back in the Saddle Again" and as the writer and singer of "Here Comes Santa Claus," is the only entertainer to have a star in every category — film, television, recording, radio, and theater. One of Autry's stars is also one of only two stars which have been stolen from the Walk and never recovered.
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