40 Yards - The Measure Of Things

  About Contact Developers Help Press Mentions Inquiries Guidance Privacy Cookies Design and text copyright © 2025.All rights reserved.   How long is 40 yards? It's about 40 times as tall as General Tom Thumb The height of General Tom Thumb is about 1 yards. (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 1 yards. Thumb stopped growing at 0.70 yards when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://history1800s.about.com/od/americanoriginals/a/gentomthumb.htm  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://history1800s.about.com/od/americanoriginals/a/gentomthumb.htm  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about thirty times as tall as Kenny Baker The height of Kenny Baker is about 1.20 yards. (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 1.20 yards. 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). Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048652/bio  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048652/bio  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about thirty times as tall as Hervé Villechaize The height of Hervé Villechaize is about 1.30 yards. (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 1.30 yards. Villechaize's form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS), is also known as "Tattoo dysplasia" or "Fantasy Island syndrome." Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898199/bio  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898199/bio  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about thirty times as tall as Matt Roloff The height of Matt Roloff is about 1.40 yards. (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 1.40 yards. 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 Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905485/bio  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905485/bio  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about thirty times as tall as Gary Coleman The height of Gary Coleman is about 1.50 yards. (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 1.50 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171041/bio  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171041/bio  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about twenty times as tall as Danny DeVito The height of Danny DeVito is about 1.60 yards. (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 1.60 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/bio  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/bio  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about twenty times as tall as Napoleon The height of Napoleon is about 1.90 yards. (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 1.90 yards. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.historydata.com/miscellaneous.php  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.historydata.com/miscellaneous.php  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about twenty-and-a-half times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 1.960 yards. (a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height) A common refrigerator model measures 1.960 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PSDW3YGXSS  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PSDW3YGXSS  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about nineteen times as long as a Full Size Bed The length of a Full Size Bed is about 2.083 yards. (North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only) A Full-Size mattress measures 2.083 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.mattresssizes.info/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.mattresssizes.info/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about nineteen times as long as a Twin Size bed The length of a Twin Size bed is about 2.083 yards. (North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only) A Twin-Size mattress measures 2.083 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.mattresssizes.info/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.mattresssizes.info/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about eighteen-and-a-half times as tall as Michael Jordan The height of Michael Jordan is about 2.190 yards. (1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls) Michael Jordan is 2.170 yards tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.2190 yards shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.nba.com/history/players/jordan_bio.html  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.nba.com/history/players/jordan_bio.html  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about eighteen times as long as a Queen Size Bed The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 2.2220 yards. (North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only) A Queen-Size mattress measures 2.2220 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.mattresssizes.info/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.mattresssizes.info/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about eighteen times as long as a King Size Bed The length of a King Size Bed is about 2.2220 yards. (North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only) A King-Size mattress measures 2.2220 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.mattresssizes.info/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.mattresssizes.info/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about seventeen times as tall as André the Giant The height of André the Giant is about 2.40 yards. (Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height) Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 2.40 yards tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 2.30 yards and his true height is the subject of some dispute. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.andrethegiant.com/about/bio.html  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.andrethegiant.com/about/bio.html  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.   It's about seventeen times as tall as Shaq The height of Shaq is about 2.40 yards. (Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers) Shaq is 2.40 yards 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. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shaquille_oneal/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"40 yards" The Measure of Things, 2025, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2. Accessed 12 Dec 2025. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. Retrieved December 12, 2025 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"40 yards." The Measure of Things. 2025. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=distance&unit=yrd&amt=40&sort=cntD&p=2.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shaquille_oneal/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2025). 40 yards. 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