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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    An adult human foot is about 28 cm (11 in) long. The decimetre (SI symbol: dm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −1 metres (⁠ 1 / 10 ⁠ m = 0.1 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 centimeters and 100 centimeters (10 −1 meter and 1 meter).

  3. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Conscripts, 19 (N= m:12,447, Median= m:178.0 cm (5 ft 10 in), SD= m:6.52 cm (2.6 in)) 1.5%: Measured: 2009 [190] Switzerland: 175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in) 164 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.07: 20–74: 88.8%: Self-reported: 1987–1994 [188] Taiwan: 171.4 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) 1.07: 17 (N= m:200 f:200) 0.0%: Measured: 2011 [191 ...

  4. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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    The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...

  5. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    232 cm: 7 ft 7.4 in: Billed at 8 feet (244 cm), he was the tallest wrestler in WWE history. He got measured at 7 feet 7.5 inches (232.4 cm) in 1988; however, he is suspected to have grown afterwards. 1966–2010 (44) Paul Sturgess: United Kingdom: 231.8 cm: 7 ft 7.26 in: Tied for the tallest player to play college basketball in the U.S. [92 ...

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A board foot is a United States and Canadian unit of approximate volume, used for lumber. It is equivalent to 1 inch × 1 foot × 1 foot (144 cu in or 2,360 cm 3). It is also found in the unit of density pounds per board foot. In Australia and New Zealand the terms super foot or superficial foot were formerly used for this unit. The exact ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Orders of magnitude (area) - Wikipedia

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    1 m 2: International A0 paper (841 × 1189 mm) 1.73 m 2: A number commonly used as the average body surface area of a human [27] 1–4 m 2: Area of the top of an office desk 10 1 10–20 m 2: A parking space 70 m 2: Approximate surface area of a human lung [28] 10 2: 1 square decametre (dam 2) 100 m 2: One are (a) 162 m 2: Size of a volleyball ...

  9. Inch - Wikipedia

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    2.54 centimeters (1 inch is exactly 2.54 cm) 25.4 millimetres (1 inch is exactly 25.4 mm) ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ or 0.08333 feet ⁠ 1 / 36 ⁠ or 0.2777 yards; 10000 'tenths' [a] 1000 thou [b] or mil [c] 100 points [d] or gries [e] 72 PostScript points [f] 10, [g] [e] 12, [h] or 40 [i] lines; 6 computer picas [j] 3 barleycorns [k] 0.999998 US Survey ...