How long is 0.18 fingers?
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth 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 one-four-hundredth 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-four-hundred-fiftieth 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-five-hundredth 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 one-five-hundredth 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 one-five-hundredth 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 one-five-hundredth 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 one-five-hundredth 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 550 times as long as a Red Blood Cell
The length of a Red Blood Cell is about 0.00034 fingers.
(a.k.a. RBCs, a.k.a. haematids, a.k.a. erythrocyte, a.k.a. erythroid cells, a.k.a. red blood corpuscles)
An average Red Blood Cell measures 7.5 µm (micrometers) in diameter. An average human has 20 - 30 trillion red blood cells in their body and each cell completes a circulatory lap in about 20 seconds.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth 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 one-five-hundred-fiftieth 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-six-hundredth 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.
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
To all those observing, Merry Christmas from The Measure of Things!
It's about 650 times as long as a Cell's Nucleus
The length of a Cell's Nucleus is about 0.00027 fingers.
(for animal cell)
The nucleus of an animal cell measures an average of 0.00027 fingers. The nucleus is the largest organelle in these cells, accounting for about 10% of the cell's total volume.
It's about one-one-thousandth as long as a Beetle (Volkswagen)
The length of a Beetle (Volkswagen) is about 183.50 fingers.
(1964 model) (a.k.a. Volkswagen 1200, a.k.a. Käfer)
A 1964 Volkswagen Beetle measures 183.50 fingers. As the longest continuously-produced automobile design — in production for 75 years between 1938 and 2003 — the Beetle was voted the most fourth-most influential car of the twentieth century by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 260 fingers.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 270 fingers tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.