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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    1.2 cm – diameter of a die; 1.5 cm – length of a very large mosquito; 1.6 cm – length of a Jaragua Sphaero, a very small reptile; 1.7 cm – length of a Thorius arboreus, the smallest salamander [111] 2 cm – approximate width of an adult human finger; 2.54 cm1 inch; 3.08568 cm1 attoparsec; 3.4 cm – length of a quail egg [112]

  3. Napkin folding problem - Wikipedia

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    The crease pattern shown is the n = 5 case and can be used to produce a flat figure with 25 flaps, one for each of the large circles, and sinking is used to thin them. When very thin the 25 arms will give a 25 pointed star with a small center and a perimeter approaching N 2 /( N − 1).

  4. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    According to the "Date" system in Knuth's article, which substitutes a 10-clarke "mingo" for a month and a 100-clarke "cowznofski", for a year, the date of October 29, 2007 is rendered as "Cal 7, 201 C. M." (for Cowznofsko Madi, or "in the Cowznofski of our MAD"). The dates are calculated from October 1, 1952, the date MAD was first published.

  5. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

  6. List of culinary knife cuts - Wikipedia

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    [1] Fine julienne; measures approximately 1 ⁄ 16 by 1 ⁄ 16 by 1–2 inches (0.2 cm × 0.2 cm × 3 cm5 cm), and is the starting point for the fine brunoise cut. [1] Chiffonade; rolling leafy greens and slicing the roll in sections from 4–10mm in width

  7. 5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt - Wikipedia

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    The 5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt was a short 26 caliber gun and not the longer 42-50 caliber QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt naval gun. It was a typical built-up gun of the period made of steel with a vertical sliding-block breech and it fired fixed QF ammunition of a number of different styles.

  8. Paper size - Wikipedia

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    The three-by-five 三五判 (3×5 or 3/5), where the final size at 32K is slightly less than 3 by 5 sun, often given as 84 × 148 mm which would be approximately 2.8 × 4.9 sun. The 4/6 standard has given rise to newer metric book-size standards, including:

  9. Triominoes - Wikipedia

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    A triomino tile is in the shape of an equilateral triangle approximately 1 in (2.5 cm) on each side and approximately 1 ⁄ 4 in (6.4 mm) thick. Each point of the triangle has a number (most often from 0 to 5, as in the Pressman version), [2] and each triomino has a unique combination of numbers, subject to the following restrictions: