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  2. 1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II - Wikipedia

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    The gun fired a 1.2-pound (0.54 kg) high-explosive shell at 800 feet (244 meters) per second; it also could fire an armour-piercing round at 1,000 feet (305 meters) per second. The gun ' s 40x79R cartridge was a shortened version of the naval 40x158R anti-aircraft cartridge, with the shell case reduced from 158 mm (6.22 inches) to 79 mm (3.11 ...

  3. Ineos 1:59 Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The entire route inclines only 2.4 metres (7.9 feet). Spectators were present for the attempt. [27] The organizers planned to run the event on Saturday, 12 October 2019, but they had a reserve window of eight days in case of poor weather conditions. [28] The attempt was run on 12 October starting at 08:15 CET. Organizers allowed a start time ...

  4. M59 armored personnel carrier - Wikipedia

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    The vehicle has a welded steel hull ranging in thickness from 0.375 inches (0.95 cm) on the top to 1 inch (2.49 cm) thick on the belly with the median thickness being 0.625 inches (1.59 cm). Overall, it is rather slab sided in appearance with a blunt nose.

  5. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 December 2024. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    One brass is exactly 100 square feet (9.29 m 2) area (used in measurement of work done or to be done, such as plastering, painting, etc.). The same word is used, however, for 100 cubic feet (2.83 m 3) of estimated or supplied loose material, such as sand, gravel, rubble, etc

  7. List of New Jersey hurricanes - Wikipedia

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    September 14, 1964 – Hurricane Dora caused high tides of up to 4 feet (1.2 m) and rainfall peaking at 2.5 inches (6.4 cm). [39] June 13, 1966 – Hurricane Alma approached the coast before turning northeastward and becoming extratropical. The storm caused a high tide of 4.5 feet (1.4 m) in Atlantic City. [40]

  8. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    15.24 meters – width of an NBA basketball court (50 feet) 18.44 meters – distance between the front of the pitcher's rubber and the rear point of home plate on a baseball field (60 feet, 6 inches) [126] 20 meters – length of cricket pitch (22 yards) [127] 27.43 meters – distance between bases on a baseball field (90 feet)

  9. Japanese battleship Kawachi - Wikipedia

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    Kawachi had an overall length of 526 feet (160.32 m), a beam of 84 feet 2 inches (25.65 m), and a normal draft of 27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m). She displaced 21,833 long tons (22,183 t) at normal load and had a metacentric height of 5.2 feet (1.59 m). Her crew numbered 999 officers and enlisted men as completed. [4]