# How high is "the height of infamy"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983 "2014-10-30T08:38:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/1 "2014-10-30T08:38:50Z")
How high is “the height of infamy”? I’ve heard some theories, but seen nothing in text. ---
**Author:** ![Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obnoxious_Hood_Ornament)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/2 "2014-10-30T14:22:47Z")
Considering the definition of the word, it’s probably close to the _epsilon minus._ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/3 "2014-10-30T15:11:03Z")
Since this is a matter of opinion, let’s move this to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/4 "2014-10-30T15:45:31Z")
Five foot eight, I’d say. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/5 "2014-10-30T16:02:55Z")
> [@Telperion](#): > > Five foot eight, I’d say. Agreed. Adolph is probably the top of the class. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/6 "2014-10-30T16:25:10Z")
The inverse of the depth of ignorance. X = Height of Infamy, Y = Depth of Ignorance. XY = 1. Determine Y and solve for X, and you have your answer. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/7 "2014-10-30T17:40:54Z")
Four hundred and seventy-two feet. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/8 "2014-10-30T17:53:45Z")
As far as an anvil would fall in nine days. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/9 "2014-10-30T18:03:46Z")
About 1 thousand Millihitlers? ---
**Author:** ![Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obnoxious_Hood_Ornament)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/10 "2014-10-30T20:31:58Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > About 1 thousand Millihitlers? OoooOOoh… very nice. I had forgotten about that delicious unit of measurement 😃 ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/11 "2014-10-30T21:09:27Z")
The problem with trying to set a fixed height is that people are constantly raising the bar… ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-is-the-height-of-infamy/702983/12 "2014-10-31T18:37:08Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > As far as an anvil would fall in nine days. I once watched an anvil for 9 days. It didn’t move an inch.