4 foot 8 inches

Input interpretation

4' 8"

Unit conversion

1.556 yards

1.422 meters

142.2 cm (centimeters)

Comparison as length

 ≈ 0.79 × length of the DNA strands of the human genome ( ≈ 1.8 m )
 ≈ (1.5 to 2.1) × length of an average human step ( 68.96 to 97.44 cm )

Comparison as height

 ≈ (0.3 to 0.5) × story ( 9 to 14 ft )

 ≈ 0.84 × height of an average human ( ≈ 1.7 m )

 ≈ 0.95 × average ground level of the Maldives above sea level ( ≈ 1.5 m )

Comparison as radius

 ≈ 6.2 × inner radius of an NBA basketball rim ( 9 in )

Comparison as wavelength

 ≈ 0.52 × sound wavelength at 125 Hz (second octave) in air at 21 °C ( ≈ 2.75 m )

 ≈ 0.95 × wavelength of sound at a frequency of 1 kHz in water ( ≈ 1.5 m )

 ≈ sound wavelength at 250 Hz (third octave) in air at 21 °C ( ≈ 1.38 m )

Comparison as circumference

 ≈ (1 to 2) × typical flying disc circumference ( 65.97 to 125.7 cm )

Comparison as wingspan

 ≈ 0.85 × smallest wingspan of a biplane (Starr Bumble Bee II) ( ≈ 1.68 m )