How long is 750 hands?
It's about forty times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 19.70 hands.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 19.50 hands tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 1.970 hands shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about 40 times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 18.750 hands.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 18.750 hands 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 40 times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 18.750 hands.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 18.750 hands 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 45 times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 17.60 hands.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 17.60 hands 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 45 times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 17 hands.
(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 17 hands. 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-fiftieth as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 38,000 hands.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 38,000 hands. Gene Autry, most famous as the singer of "Back in the Saddle Again" and as the writer and singer of "Here Comes Santa Claus," is the only entertainer to have a star in every category — film, television, recording, radio, and theater. One of Autry's stars is also one of only two stars which have been stolen from the Walk and never recovered.
It's about 50 times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 15 hands.
(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 15 hands 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-fifty-fifth as long as The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The length of The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is about 39,600 hands.
(Speedway, Indiana) (rectangular oval course)
The rectangular oval course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 39,600 hands. While famous for its automotive racing, the first motorsport held at the track was a series of motorcycle races in August, 1909 — a little less than two years before the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race was run.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as long as Daytona International Speedway
The length of Daytona International Speedway is about 39,600 hands.
(Daytona Beach, Florida) (tri-oval course)
The tri-oval course of the Daytona International Speedway, upon which the NASCAR Daytona 500 is run, is 39,600 hands in length. Although the tri-oval design is said to allow for greater visibility during the race, the real reason for the then-unique design was that plot available for construction of the track was only 350 acres and could not accommodate a traditional oval layout of appropriate length.
It's about 55 times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 14 hands.
(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 14 hands 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 60 times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 13 hands.
(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 13 hands. 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 65 times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 12 hands.
(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 12 hands. 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-sixty-fifth as tall as a Puncak Jaya
The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 48,070 hands.
(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 48,070 hands. 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-sixty-fifth as tall as a Vinson Massif
The height of a Vinson Massif is about 48,150 hands.
(a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica)
Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 48,150 hands at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s.
It's about 70 times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 11 hands.
(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 11 hands. 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).