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It's about fourteen times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 30 nails.
(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 30 nails. 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 sixteen times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 26 nails.
(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 26 nails 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-fifteenth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 6,666.80 nails.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 6,666.80 nails to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about seventeen times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 24 nails.
(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 24 nails 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 eighteen times as tall as Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 23 nails.
(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 23 nails. 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 one-twentieth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 7,907 nails.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 7,907 nails to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 2,012 nails deep.
It's about twenty times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 21 nails.
(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 21 nails. 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-twentieth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 8,610 nails.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 8,610 nails tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 8,290 nails above ground).
It's about one-twentieth as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 9,100 nails.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 9,100 nails to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 7,210 nails.
It's about twenty times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 19 nails.
(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 19 nails. 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-twenty-fifth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 9,682.10 nails.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 9,682.10 nails tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 11,000 nails.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 11,000 nails to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about thirty times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 16 nails.
(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 16 nails. Thumb stopped growing at 11 nails when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about thirty times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 14 nails.
(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 14 nails. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about thirty times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 14 nails.
(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 14 nails, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 27 nails. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
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