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  2. Board foot - Wikipedia

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    The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a board that is one foot (30.5 cm) in length, one foot (30.5 cm) in width, and one inch (2.54 cm) in thickness, or exactly 2.359 737 216 liters .

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The recent formula used by the Brannock device assumes a foot length of 2 barleycorns less than the length of the last; thus, men's size 1 is equivalent to a last's length of 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 in (21.17 cm) and foot's length of 7 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (19.47 cm), and children's size 1 is equivalent to 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (10.8 cm) last's length and 3 + 7 ⁄ 12 in ...

  4. Brannock Device - Wikipedia

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    The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size. Brannock spent two years developing a simple means of measuring the length, width, and arch length of the human foot.

  5. Barleycorn (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A chart of Imperial and United States customary units. The barleycorn is an English unit of length [ 1 ] equal to 1 ⁄ 3 of an inch (i.e. about 8.47 mm). It is still used as the basis of shoe sizes in English-speaking countries.

  6. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    Clothing sizes are the sizes with which garments sold off-the-shelf are labeled. Sizing systems vary based on the country and the type of garment, such as dresses, ...

  7. Georgia remains part of College Football Playoff bracket ...

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    Georgia will rebound from last weekend’s loss to Mississippi and make the College Football Playoff as an at-large pick. Doing so would eliminate Tennessee and move the Rebels into the 12-team field.

  8. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    The dominant European size for die-cast ship models, most comprehensive range. 1:1200: 0.01 0.254 mm: Ship models: A British and American size for ship and harbour models. Airfix used to produce in this scale. 1:1000: 0.305 mm This is a scale used in Germany for pre-finished airliner models. Herpa and Hogan Wings produces several models in this ...

  9. FEMA employee fired for telling aid workers to avoid homes ...

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    The employee, who was not named, was fired from her position, Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a post to social media on Saturday.