How long is 720.13 barleycorns?
It's about three times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 225 barleycorns.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 225 barleycorns 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-tenths as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 2,376 barleycorns.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 2,376 barleycorns. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 85.0394 barleycorns tall including the bails.
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 211 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 211 barleycorns 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 200 barleycorns.
(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 200 barleycorns. 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 four times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 180 barleycorns.
(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 180 barleycorns 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-fourth as tall as De Gooyer
The height of De Gooyer is about 3,200 barleycorns.
(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 3,200 barleycorns 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 2,100 barleycorns.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as Gary Coleman
The height of Gary Coleman is about 170 barleycorns.
(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 170 barleycorns 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-fifth as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 3,240 barleycorns.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 3,240 barleycorns. 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 Matt Roloff
The height of Matt Roloff is about 150 barleycorns.
(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 150 barleycorns. 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 times as tall as Hervé Villechaize
The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 140 barleycorns.
(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 140 barleycorns. 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 five-and-a-half times as tall as Kenny Baker
The height of Kenny Baker is about 130 barleycorns.
(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 130 barleycorns. 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 six-and-a-half times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 110 barleycorns.
(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 110 barleycorns. Thumb stopped growing at 76 barleycorns when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about one-tenth as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 5,070 barleycorns.
(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 5,070 barleycorns in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 96 barleycorns.
(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 96 barleycorns. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 5,540 barleycorns.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 5,540 barleycorns 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.