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How long is 0.033 ropes?

It's about half as tall as a Bowling Pin
The height of a Bowling Pin is about 0.0625 ropes.
(USBC specifications; tenpin)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling pin should be within 0.00013 ropes of 0.0625 ropes in height. The USBC further mandates that certified pins be made of sugar maple wood, unless otherwise approved by the organization.
It's about three-tenths 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 0.0089 ropes.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 0.0089 ropes tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
It's about one-fourth 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 one-fourth 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 one-fifth 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 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-fifth 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 one-tenth 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 one-tenth 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 one-tenth as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 0.250 ropes.
(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 0.250 ropes 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-tenth as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.280 ropes.
(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 0.280 ropes. 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-tenth as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.2940 ropes.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.2940 ropes 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-tenth as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 0.31250 ropes.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 0.31250 ropes 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-tenth as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 0.31250 ropes.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 0.31250 ropes 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.
 
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