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  2. 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 ...

  3. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    They found that the underlying diameters of the stone circles had been consistently laid out using multiples of a base unit amounting to 30 long feet, which they calculated to be 1.056 of a modern international foot (thus 12.672 inches or 0.3219 m).

  4. Brannock Device - Wikipedia

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    Brannock spent two years developing a simple means of measuring the length, width, and arch length of the human foot. He eventually improved on the wooden RITZ Stick, the industry standard of the day, [ 2 ] patenting his first prototype in 1925 [ 3 ] and an improved version in 1927. [ 1 ]

  5. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    A child's size zero is equivalent to 4 inches (a hand = 12 barleycorns = 10.16 cm), and the sizes go up to size 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 (measuring 25 + 1 ⁄ 2 barleycorns, or 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (21.59 cm)). Thus, the calculation for a children's shoe size in the UK is: child shoe size (barleycorns) = 3 × last length (in) − 12. equivalent to:

  6. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  7. 2 found dead in JetBlue plane’s landing gear area after ...

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    Two people were found dead inside the landing gear of a JetBlue plane that flew out of New York City on Monday night. NBC6

  8. What’s affected by a government shutdown? Here’s which ...

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    GOP Representatives are scrambling to pass a funding agreement to avoid a government shutdown. These agencies would be impacted.

  9. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    2 cm – approximate width of an adult human finger; 2.54 cm – 1 inch; 3.08568 cm – 1 attoparsec; 3.4 cm – length of a quail egg [114] 3.5 cmwidth of film commonly used in motion pictures and still photography; 3.78 cm – amount of distance the Moon moves away from Earth each year [115] 4.3 cm – minimum diameter of a golf ball ...