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  2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) tall person at an ideal body weight of 48 kg (106 lb) gives a normal BMI of 20.74 and CI of 13.6, while a 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall person with a weight of 100 kg (220 lb) gives a BMI of 24.84, very close to an overweight BMI of 25, and a CI of 12.4, very close to a normal CI of 12. [66]

  3. Rebar - Wikipedia

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    An early version of rebar inside the Leaning Tower of Nevyansk. Reinforcing bars in masonry construction have been used since antiquity, with Rome using iron or wooden rods in arch construction.

  4. Wood - Wikipedia

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    Because the specific gravity as defined above uses an unrealistic condition, woodworkers tend to use the "average dried weight", which is a density based on mass at 12% moisture content and volume at the same (ρ 12). This condition occurs when the wood is at equilibrium moisture content with air at about 65% relative humidity and temperature ...

  5. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg/m 2; the range 25–30 kg/m 2 is defined as overweight. [1] Some East Asian countries use lower values to calculate obesity. [11]

  6. List of tallest structures - Wikipedia

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    Terminological and listing criteria follow Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat definitions. Guyed masts are differentiated from towers – the latter not featuring any guy wires or other support structures; and buildings are differentiated from towers – the former having at least 50% of occupiable floor space although both are self-supporting structures.

  7. Diving cylinder - Wikipedia

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    Internal volume is approximately 5.8 litres (0.20 cu ft) and working pressure 3,000 pounds per square inch (207 bar). [53] Aluminum S63 (9.0 L) 3,000 pounds per square inch (207 bar), [53] and steel HP65 (8.2 L) are smaller and lighter than the Al80, but have a lower capacity, and are suitable for smaller divers or shorter dives.

  8. Garden State Parkway - Wikipedia

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    Commercial trucks with a registered weight of over 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) are not allowed to use the parkway north of exit 105, just past the Asbury Park Toll Plaza. [6] The entire length of the Garden State Parkway carries the unsigned designation of Route 444, [ 1 ] and is part of the National Highway System , [ 7 ] a network of roads ...

  9. Leatherback sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    A previous contender, the "Harlech turtle", was purportedly 256.5 cm (8.42 ft) in CCL and 916 kg (2,019 lb) in weight, [28] [29] however recent inspection of its remains housed at the National Museum Cardiff have found that its true CCL is closer to 1.5 m (4.9 ft), casting doubt on the accuracy of the claimed weight, as well. [27]