enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of...

   Horizontal pitch (HP) is a unit of length defined by the Eurocard printed circuit board standard used to measure the horizontal width of rack mounted electronic equipment, similar to the rack unit (U) used to measure vertical heights of rack mounted equipment. One HP is 0.2 inches (1/5") or 5.08 millimetres wide.

3. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of...

   Parsecs are used in astronomy to measure interstellar distances. A parsec is approximately 3.26 light-years or about 3.086×10 16 m (1.917×10 13 mi). Combining it with the "atto-" prefix (×10 −18) yields attoparsec (apc), a conveniently human-scaled unit of about 3.086 centimetres (1.215 in) that is used only humorously.

4. FFF system - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system

   FFF system. The furlong–firkin–fortnight (FFF) system is a humorous system of units based on unusual or impractical measurements. The length unit of the system is the furlong, the mass unit is the mass of a firkin of water, and the time unit is the fortnight. [1][2] Like the SI or metre–kilogram–second systems, there are derived units ...

5. Smoot - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot

   5 ft 7 in. SI units. 1.702 m. The smoot / ˈsmuːt / is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi Alpha by Oliver R. Smoot, who in October 1958 lay down repeatedly on the Harvard Bridge between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, so that his fraternity brothers could use his height to ...

6. List of furniture types - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_furniture_types

   Aquarium furniture. Bar furniture. Children's furniture. Door furniture. Hutch. Park furniture (such as benches and picnic tables) Stadium seating. Street furniture. Sword furniture – on Japanese swords (katana, wakizashi, tantō) all parts save the blade are referred to as "furniture".

7. 7 inexpensive DIY project to try to update your kitchen and ...

   www.aol.com/7-inexpensive-diy-project-try...

   Maximize your storage by adding shelves, over-the-toilet storage units, or stylish baskets. These additions help organize everything, giving the room a tidy, streamlined look.