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  2. Hand (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Chart illustrating the increase in height of racehorses, from 14 hh (142 cm) in 1700 to 15. 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 hh (159 cm) in 1900. Today the hand is used to measure the height of horses, [2] ponies, and other equines. It is used in the US and also in some other nations that use the metric system, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and ...

  3. Template:Hands - Wikipedia

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    A hand is a unit of length used to measure the height of horses and ponies. One hand is four inches, and a value of '12.3 hands' represents 12 hands + 3 inches (51 inches). This template converts hands into the equivalent heights in inches and centimetres.

  4. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    legs (floor to crotch, which are typically three-and-a-half to four heads long; arms about three heads long; hands are as long as the face. [ 10 ] Leg-to-body ratio is seen as indicator of physical attractiveness but there appears to be no accepted definition of leg-length: the 'perineum to floor' measure [ e ] is the most used but arguably the ...

  5. Robert Wadlow - Wikipedia

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    Height and weight of Robert Wadlow, by age of measurement Age Height Weight Notes Size of Date Birth 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m) 8 lb 5 oz (3.8 kg) [16] Normal height and weight Average newborn February 22, 1918 6 months 2 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (0.88 m) 30 lb (14 kg) [17] 2-year-old August 22, 1918 1 year 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) 45 lb (20 kg)

  6. Ape index - Wikipedia

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    It has been noted that swimmers tend to have longer arms in relation to their body size. [8] A notable example is Michael Phelps whose arm span is 10 cm greater than his height, affording him an index of 1.052. [9] There is evidence to support that having a higher index will be beneficial to a football goalkeeper [citation needed].

  7. File:Hand Units of Measurement.PNG - Wikipedia

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    Some companies are weaving Trump's tariffs into their marketing efforts, telling consumers to buy now in case prices rise.

  9. Palm (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The palm was not a major unit in ancient Mesopotamia but appeared in ancient Israel as the tefah, [7] tepah, [8] or topah [8] (Hebrew: טפח, lit. "a spread"). [9] Scholars were long uncertain as to whether this was reckoned using the Egyptian or Babylonian cubit, [7] but now believe it to have approximated the Egyptian "Greek cubit", giving a value for the palm of about 74 mm or 2.9 in. [8]