How long is 0.6691 ropes?
It's about three times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 0.230 ropes.
(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 0.230 ropes 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 times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 0.210 ropes.
(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 0.210 ropes. 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 three-tenths as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 2.10 ropes.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 2.10 ropes. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 0.20 ropes.
(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 0.20 ropes. 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 three-tenths as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 2.40 ropes.
(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(DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 2.40 ropes (unless superseded by state law).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-and-a-half times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 0.180 ropes.
(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 0.180 ropes. 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 tall as The Hollywood Sign
The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 2.50 ropes.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 2.50 ropes tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 0.150 ropes.
(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 0.150 ropes. Thumb stopped growing at 0.10 ropes when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about one-fifth as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 3.14240 ropes.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 3.14240 ropes. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-fifth as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 3.30 ropes.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 3.30 ropes. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.118110 ropes tall including the bails.
It's about five times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 0.130 ropes.
(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 0.130 ropes. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about five times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 0.130 ropes.
(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 0.130 ropes, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.260 ropes. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about six times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 0.110 ropes.
(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 0.110 ropes, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.220 ropes. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-tenth as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 4.40 ropes.
(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 4.40 ropes 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 3 ropes.
It's about one-tenth as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 4.50 ropes.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 4.50 ropes. 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.