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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    defined in tsp minims ml minims ml Notes Fluid Ounce fl oz, f℥ 6 tsp*/ 8 fl dr 480: 29.57 480: 29.57 Tablespoon Tbsp 3 tsp*/ 4 fl dr 240: 14.79 240: 14.79 1 Tbsp = 3 tsp* Dessertspoon dsp 2 tsp 160 9.858 120 7.393 1 dsp = 2 tsp Teaspoon: tsp: 1 tsp: 80: 4.929 60: 3.697 1 tsp = 2 csp Fluid Dram fl dr, fʒ 3 ⁄ 4 tsp / 1 tsp: 60: 3.697 60: 3 ...

  3. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Volume was measured in ngogn (equal to 1000 cubic potrzebies), mass in blintz (equal to the mass of 1 ngogn of halva, which is "a form of pie [with] a specific gravity of 3.1416 and a specific heat of .31416"), and time in seven named units (decimal powers of the average earth rotation, equal to 1 "clarke").

  4. Teaspoon - Wikipedia

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    A teaspoon (tsp.) is a small spoon that can be used to stir a cup of tea or coffee, or as a tool for measuring volume. [1] [2] The size of teaspoons ranges from about 2.5 to 7.3 mL (0.088 to 0.257 imp fl oz; 0.085 to 0.247 US fl oz).

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    KerMetric time is a concept that divides the day into 100 equal parts called kermits. Each kermit is equivalent to 14.4 minutes. More precise time can be counted by dividing by 1000 or even 10000. The name kermit came from a combination of the surname of Dr. Larkin Kerwin, president of the National Research Council in 1983, with the word ...

  6. Barrel (unit) - Wikipedia

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    US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches (115.6 litres; 3.3 US bushels) . Defined as length of stave 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (72 cm), diameter of head 17 + 1 ⁄ 8 in (43 cm), distance between heads 26 in (66 cm), circumference of bulge 64 in (160 cm) outside measurement; representing as nearly as possible 7,056 cubic inches; and the thickness of staves not greater than 4 ⁄ 10 in (10 mm) [2] (diameter ≈ ...

  7. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Digital camera sensor sizes are measured in an archaic manner indicating inverse fractions of an inch representing the diameter of an equivalent vidicon tube. For example, a 1 ⁄ 1.6 in sensor is larger than a 1 ⁄ 2.5 in sensor. However, lenses are marked in terms of focal length in millimeters (e.g., average natural human field of view is a ...

  8. Metabolic equivalent of task - Wikipedia

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    The metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is the objective measure of the ratio of the rate at which a person expends energy, relative to the mass of that person, while performing some specific physical activity compared to a reference, currently set by convention at an absolute 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg per minute, which is the energy expended when sitting quietly by a reference individual, chosen ...

  9. Help:Convert - Wikipedia

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    By default, the output value is rounded to adjust its precision to match that of the input. An input such as 1234 is interpreted as 1234 ± 0.5, while 1200 is interpreted as 1200 ± 50, and the output value is displayed accordingly, taking into account the scale factor used in the conversion.