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2. Cord (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Retrieved November 9, 2020. A standard cord is a unit of measure of wood products 4 feet (122 cm) wide, 4 feet (122 cm) high, and 8 feet (244 cm) long, or its equivalent, containing 128 cubic feet (3.6 m3) when the wood is ranked and well stowed. Any voids that will accommodate a stick, log or bolt of average dimensions to those in that pile ...

3. Cable length - Wikipedia

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   120 fathoms. 720 ft. Metric (SI) units. 219.5 m. A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. Owing to anachronisms and varying techniques of measurement, a cable length can be anywhere from 169 to 220 metres (185 to 241 yd), depending on the standard used.

4. Detonating cord - Wikipedia

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   Detonating cord. Detonating cord (also called detonation cord, detacord, detcord, or primer cord) is a thin, flexible plastic tube usually filled with pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN, pentrite). With the PETN exploding at a rate of approximately 6,400 m/s (21,000 ft/s), any common length of detonation cord appears to explode instantaneously.

5. Extension cord - Wikipedia

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   10 A 100 ft 30 m 16/3 13 A 50 ft 15 m 10 A 100 ft 30 m 14/3 15 A 50 ft ... Because of this, it is best to use a cord that's exactly as long as needed and no more.

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7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used in Canada and the United States to measure firewood and pulpwood. A cord is the amount of wood that, when "ranked and well stowed" (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching and compact), occupies a volume of 128 cubic feet (3.62 m 3). [46]