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2. Official Table of Drops - Wikipedia

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   The Official Table of Drops, formerly issued by the British Home Office, is a manual which is used to calculate the appropriate length of rope for long drop hangings. Following a series of failed hangings, including those of John Babbacombe Lee , a committee chaired by Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare was formed in 1886 to discover and report on ...

3. Rope (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The Byzantine equivalent, the schoinion or "little rope", varied between 60 and 72 Greek feet depending upon the location. The Thai sen of 20 Thai fathoms or 40 m also means and is translated "rope". The Somerset rope was a former English unit used in drainage and hedging. It was 20 feet (now precisely 6.096 m). [1] [2]

4. Ropelength - Wikipedia

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   The ropelength of a knotted curve is defined as the ratio () = ⁡ / (), where ⁡ is the length of and () is the knot thickness of . Ropelength can be turned into a knot invariant by defining the ropelength of a knot K {\displaystyle K} to be the minimum ropelength over all curves that realize K {\displaystyle K} .

5. Hank (unit of measure) - Wikipedia

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   Depending on the thickness of the strand as well as the inherent density of the material, hanks can range widely in yardage per 50 gram (2 oz) unit; for example, 440 yards for a lace weight mohair, to 60 yards for a chunky weight cotton.

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7. Ultrasonic thickness measurement - Wikipedia

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   An ultrasonic thickness gauge is a measuring instrument for the non-destructive investigation of a material's thickness using ultrasonic waves. The usage of an ultrasonic thickness gauge for non-destructive testing to check material properties such as thickness measurement, is regular in all areas of industrial measurements.

8. Village People front man says ‘YMCA’ isn’t a gay ... - AOL

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   The Village People’s lyricist and lead singer has hit out at the “false assumption” that the band’s biggest hit, “YMCA,” is a “gay anthem.”

9. Teacher Who Got Pregnant After Raping Boy, 12, Gets 25 ... - AOL

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   A former Tennessee teacher who got pregnant after raping a 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with no parole. On Dec. 20, Alissa McCommon, 39, of Covington ...