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It's about three-and-a-half times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 85.710 fingers.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 85.710 fingers 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 three-and-a-half times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 85.710 fingers.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 85.710 fingers 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 four times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 80.50 fingers.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 80.50 fingers 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 one-fourth 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 four times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 76 fingers.
(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 76 fingers. 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-fourth 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 four-and-a-half 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 five 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 five 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 five-and-a-half 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 six 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-fifth as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 1,930 fingers.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 1,930 fingers in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 2,110 fingers.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 2,110 fingers tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 2,200 fingers.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 2,200 fingers tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about seven-and-a-half 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.
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