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It's about 45 times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 0.360 ropes.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 0.360 ropes tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about 50 times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 0.33330 ropes.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 0.33330 ropes from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 0.33330 ropes.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 0.33330 ropes from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 0.3280 ropes.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 0.3250 ropes tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.0328 ropes shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about one-fiftieth as tall as a Puncak Jaya
Flag of Indonesia
The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 801.20 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mt. Carstensz, a.k.a. Carstensz Pyramid, a.k.a. Nemangkawi, a.k.a. Carstensz Toppen, a.k.a. Gunung Sukarno) (Papua province, Indonesia)
The highest point in Oceania (and therefore one of the seven summits) peak of Puncak Jaya is 801.20 ropes. Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, the mountain's namesake, is said to have been ridiculed for claiming to have seen snow near the equator when he reported his discovery of the peak in 1623.
It's about one-fiftieth as tall as a Vinson Massif
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The height of a Vinson Massif is about 802.50 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica)
Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 802.50 ropes at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s.
It's about 50 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 0.31250 ropes.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.31250 ropes from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 50 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 0.31250 ropes.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.31250 ropes from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about 55 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.2940 ropes.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.2940 ropes in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about 55 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.280 ropes.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 0.280 ropes. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Mount Elbrus
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The height of Mount Elbrus is about 925.50 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit)
The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 925.50 ropes at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 623.40 ropes.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
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The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 966.3370 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 966.3370 ropes at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-sixtieth as tall as Mount Logan
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The height of Mount Logan is about 977.50 ropes.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 977.70 ropes. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as tall as Denali
Flag of The US
The height of Denali is about 1,016 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 1,016 ropes above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about 65 times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 0.250 ropes.
(a.k.a. Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.) (1944-) (actor)
Danny DeVito, best known for his role as Louie De Palma in the 1978-83 television series Taxi, is 0.250 ropes tall. After graduating from high school, DeVito became a licensed cosmetician and it was out of interest in cosmetology that he first enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began to study acting.
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