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  2. Barleycorn (unit) - Wikipedia

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    It is still used as the basis of shoe sizes in English-speaking countries. History [ edit ] Under the 1300 Composition of Yards and Perches , one of the statutes of uncertain date that was notionally in force until the 1824 Weights and Measures Act , "3 barly cornes dry and rounde" [2] [3] were to serve as the basis for the inch and thence the ...

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The calculation for an adult shoe size in the UK is thus: adult shoe size (barleycorns) = 3 × last length (in) − 25. equivalent to: adult shoe size (barleycorns) ≈ 3 × foot length (in) − 23. Although this sizing standard is nominally for both men and women, some manufacturers use different numbering for women's UK sizing.

  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. He eventually improved on the wooden RITZ Stick, the industry standard of the day, [2] patenting his first ...

  5. Ancient Greek units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A common unit in both measures throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml. [1] The basic unit for both solid and liquid measures was the κύαθος (kyathos, plural: kyathoi). [4] The Attic liquid measures were:

  6. Fingerboard (skateboard) - Wikipedia

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    A fingerboard is a scaled-down replica of a skateboard that a person "rides" with their fingers, rather than their feet. A fingerboard is typically 100 millimeters (3.9 in) long with width ranging from 26 to 55 mm (1.0 to 2.2 in), with graphics, trucks and plastic or ball-bearing wheels, like a skateboard.

  7. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    12 in. Metric ( SI) units. 0.3048 m. 30.48 cm. 304.8 mm. The foot (standard symbol: ft) [1] [2] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [3] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard ...

  8. Talk:Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    Secondly, ISO/TS 19407 assumes that shoe sizes are centered on their respective foot length in mm, and each size can also accomodate length variations up to a half-step in each system (i.e. ±2.5 mm, ±3.33 mm, ±3.75 mm, ±4.23 mm respectively for Mondopoint 5 mm, European, Mondopoint 7.5 mm, and UK/US systems).

  9. Making A Scene: ‘3 Body Problem’ Cast and Crew ... - AOL

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    When series creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo first crafted the moment Jin Cheng (Jess Hong) and Thomas Wade (Liam Cunningham) enter the game in “3 Body Problem,” they made ...