How long is 71 fingers?
It's about nine-tenths 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-and-one-tenth 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 one-and-one-tenth 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 nine-tenths 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-and-one-fifth 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-fifths 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 four-fifths 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-fifths as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 90 fingers.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 89.10 fingers tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 9 fingers shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about four-fifths as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 91.430 fingers.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 91.430 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-fifths as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 91.430 fingers.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 91.430 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 one-and-three-tenths 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 seven-tenths as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 99 fingers.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 99 fingers tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 94 fingers and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about seven-tenths as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 99 fingers.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 99 fingers 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 one-and-two-fifths 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 seven-tenths as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 100 fingers.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 100 fingers. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.
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