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It's about one-third as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 1,300 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 1,300 barleycorns tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about three 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 three 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 three-tenths as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 1,500 barleycorns.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 1,500 barleycorns. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about three-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 one-fourth as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 1,728 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 1,728 barleycorns (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 1,800 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 1,800 barleycorns tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about four 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 four-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 five times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 93 barleycorns.
(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 93 barleycorns, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 190 barleycorns. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-fifth as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 2,262.50 barleycorns.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 2,262.50 barleycorns. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-fifth 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 six times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 78 barleycorns.
(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 78 barleycorns, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 160 barleycorns. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-tenth as tall as De Gooyer
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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 one-tenth 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.
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