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Human 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.
0.3048 m. 30.48 cm. 304.8 mm. The foot (standard symbol: ft) [1][2] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [3] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet.
Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August, gave his height as 8 ft (240 cm), although he had reached a height of 8 ft 1.7 in (2.48 m), possibly 8 feet 4 inches (254 cm) by the time of his death. 1897–1921 (23) Morocco: 246 cm: 8 ft 1 in [26] Brahim Takioullah: Possesses the world's largest feet at 38 cm (1 ft 3 in). [27]
167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) 154.2 cm (5 ft 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08 — — Measured: 2014 [61] Egypt: 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.07: 20–24 (N= m:845 f:1,059) 16.6%: Measured: 2008 [62] El Salvador – San Salvador: 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) 155.9 cm (5 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 20+ (N= m:625 f:1,245) 93.0%: Measured: 2010 [29] El ...
Thus thousands of men under this height were denied the opportunity to fight in the war. As a result of pressure to allow them entry, special "Bantam Battalions" were created composed of men who were 4 feet 10 inches (147 cm) to 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm). By the end of the war there were 29 Bantam Battalions of about 1,000 men each.
The island of Manhattan (22.83 sq mi or 59.1 km 2) is a common reference. ... 4 feet deep by 4 feet high by 8 feet wide (122 cm × 122 cm × 244 cm), ...
Guinness World Records verified Mohammed's height at 22 in (57 cm). [2] He was the shortest man ever verified up to 2012, when he lost the title to Chandra Bahadur Dangi. 1957–1997 Philippines: 59.9 cm (23.6 in) Junrey Balawing: Former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22.0 in (56.0 cm), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012. [3]
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: