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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −3 m and 10 −2 m (1 mm and 1 cm). 1.0 mm – 1/1,000 of a meter 1.0 mm – 0.03937 inches or 5/127 (exactly)

  3. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    Sam McDonald (1762 – 6 May 1802), called "Big Sam", was a Scotsman of unusual height for his day who had a distinguished military career and was a noted "strongman". Most sources state his height as 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m), [ 207 ] with a burly build, although one 1822 source claims 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m).

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height ... in the heights of 100 children from getting out of bed in the morning to between 4 and 5 p.m ...

  5. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    One barn is equal to 1.0 × 10 −28 m 2. The name derives from the folk expressions "As big as a barn," and "Couldn't hit the broad side of a barn", used by particle accelerator physicists to refer to the probability of achieving a collision between particles. For nuclear purposes, 1.0 × 10 −28 m 2 is actually rather large. [25]

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A 50 m × 25 m (164 ft × 82 ft) Olympic swimming pool, built to the FR3 minimum depth of 2 metres (6.6 ft) would hold 2,500 m 3 (660,000 US gal). The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines the Olympic swimming pool as 1 million litres, which is the approximate volume of the smaller FR2 pool.

  7. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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    The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...

  8. Miragaia longicollum - Wikipedia

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    Size comparison of M. longicollum. Miragaia was long yet relatively lightweight in comparison to other stegosaurs, reaching 6–6.5 metres (20–21 ft) in length and 2 metric tons (2.2 short tons) in body mass. [7] [8] Histology shows that the holotype specimen reached skeletally maturity, after the age of at least 21 to 22 years old or 25 ...

  9. File:Comparison of size of orca and great white shark.svg

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    English: Comparison of size of killer whale (Orcinus orca) and great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).This image assumes an average length of 4.6 metres for a great white shark (males measure 3.4 to 4.0 m (11 to 13 ft), and females measure 4.6 to 4.9 m (15 to 16 ft) on average), and 6.5 metres for a killer whale (males typically range from 6 to 8 metres (20 to 26 ft) and females from 5 to ...