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It's about three times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 67 fingers.
(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 67 fingers 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.
It's about one-third as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 658.30 fingers.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 658.30 fingers (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about three-tenths as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 670 fingers.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 670 fingers tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 63 fingers.
(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 63 fingers 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 58 fingers.
(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 58 fingers. 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 four times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 54 fingers.
(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 54 fingers. 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-fourth as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 861.910 fingers.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 861.910 fingers. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about four times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 49 fingers.
(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 49 fingers. 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-fourth as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 905.1430 fingers.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 905.1430 fingers. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 32.3960 fingers tall including the bails.
It's about five times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 41 fingers.
(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 41 fingers. Thumb stopped growing at 29 fingers when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 36 fingers.
(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 36 fingers. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about one-fifth as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 1,200 fingers.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 1,200 fingers in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 810 fingers.
It's about six times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 36 fingers.
(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 36 fingers, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 71 fingers. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-fifth as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 1,234.30 fingers.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 1,234.30 fingers. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about seven times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 30 fingers.
(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 30 fingers, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 59 fingers. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
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