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  2. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    The scale of a standard 4-stud × 2-stud Lego brick compared to the unit size of a standard house brick (9 × 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 × 3 inches). 1:6: 2 in: 50.80 mm EFRA regulation off-road radio-controlled buggies. Articulated 12-inch figures, such as G.I. Joe, and Dragon, children's fashion dolls like Barbie, Dollfie, static display figures (commonly ...

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    10.16 cm = 1.016 dm – 1 hand used in measuring height of horses (4 inches) 12 cm = 1.2 dm – diameter of a compact disc (CD) (= 120 mm) 15 cm = 1.5 dm – length of a Bic pen with cap on; 22 cm = 2.2 dm – diameter of a typical association football (soccer ball) 30 cm = 3 dm – typical school-use ruler length (= 300 mm)

  4. Brannock Device - Wikipedia

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    5 + 29 ⁄ 50 inches (142 mm) 1 + 34 inches (44 mm) 1 + 15 ⁄ 16 inches (49 mm) 2 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (54 mm) 2 + 5 ⁄ 16 inches (59 mm) 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (64 mm) 2 + 11 ⁄ 16 inches (68 mm) 2 + 7 ⁄ 8 inches (73 mm) 3 + 1 ⁄ 16 inches (78 mm) 3 + 14 inches (83 mm) 3 + 7 ⁄ 16 inches (87 mm) 3 + 5 ⁄ 8 inches (92 mm) 7 + 5 ⁄ 6 ...

  5. List of disk drive form factors - Wikipedia

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    4 in × 1 in × 5 + 34 in (102 mm × 25 mm × 146 mm) = 377 cm 3. This smaller form factor is similar to that used in an HDD by Rodime in 1983, which was the same size as the "half height" 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (89 mm) FDD, i.e., 1.63 inches (41 mm) high. Today, the 1-inch high ("one-third height", "slimline", or "low-profile") version of this ...

  6. Half-life - Wikipedia

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    In this situation it is generally uncommon to talk about half-life in the first place, but sometimes people will describe the decay in terms of its "first half-life", "second half-life", etc., where the first half-life is defined as the time required for decay from the initial value to 50%, the second half-life is from 50% to 25%, and so on.

  7. Hand (unit) - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] [7] To convert inches to hands, the number in inches is divided by four, then the remainder is added after the radix point. Thus, a horse that measures 60 inches is 15 hands high (15 × 4 = 60) and a horse halfway between 15 and 16 hands is 15.2 hands, or 62 inches tall (15 × 4 + 2 = 62) [5] [7] Because the subdivision of a hand is a ...

  8. Human height - Wikipedia

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    The worst decline was in urban areas that in 1847, the urban height penalty was 2.5 cm (1.0 in). Urban mortality was also much higher than in rural regions. In 1829, the average urban and rural Dutchman was 164 cm (5 ft 5 in). By 1856, the average rural Dutchman was 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) and urban Dutchman was 158 cm (5 ft 2 in). [78]

  9. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    (11) Diamond (4.5 pt, 1.5875 mm). Fonts originally consisted of a set of moveable type letterpunches purchased from a type foundry . As early as 1600, the sizes of these types—their "bodies" [ 1 ] —acquired traditional names in English, French, German, and Dutch, usually from their principal early uses. [ 2 ]