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  2. Brannock Device - Wikipedia

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    Brannock Device. 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 ...

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    An adult size one is then the next size up (26 barleycorns, or 8 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (22.01 cm)) and each size up continues the progression in barleycorns. [10] 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 ...

  4. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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    Bra size 70B is suitable for women with underbust girth 68–72 cm and bust girth from 82–84 cm to 86–88 cm. Example 2 A woman with an underbust girth of 89 cm and a bust girth of 108 cm has cup size 19 cm (= 108 cm – 89 cm) or "D". Her underbust girth rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cm is 90 cm.

  5. Michael Johnson (sprinter) - Wikipedia

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    Sources differ on the exact weight of these shoes; the manufacturer of the spikes claims they weighed 3 ounces (85 g) each, [9] while other sources state each shoe weighed about 94 grams (3.3 oz). [10] The left shoe was a US size 10.5 while the right shoe was a US size 11, to account for Johnson's longer right foot. [9]

  6. Barleycorn (unit) - Wikipedia

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    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 larger units of feet, yards, perches and thus of the acre, an important unit of area.

  7. 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, tops, skirts, and trousers. There are three approaches: Body dimensions: The label states the range of body measurements for which the product was designed. [ 1] (.

  8. ISSF 10 meter air pistol - Wikipedia

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    The 10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm (or .177) caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres (11 yards), and that the match consists of a qualification round of 60 competition shots within 75 minutes.

  9. Bust/waist/hip measurements - Wikipedia

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    For medical use, see body shape. Bust/waist/hip measurements (informally called 'body measurements' or ′vital statistics′) are a common method of specifying clothing sizes. They match the three inflection points of the female body shape. In human body measurement, these three sizes are the circumferences of the bust, waist and hips; usually ...