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Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
Students from schools all over the country, 17–20(m), ~18(f) (N= m:3192 f:69, SD= m:6.8 cm (2.7 in) f:6.0 cm (2.4 in)) 1.6%: Measured: 2017 [34] Bosnia and Herzegovina: 183.9 cm (6 ft 1 ⁄ 2 in) 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.07: Students at UBL, 19–32(m), 19–26(f) (N= m:178 f:34, SD= m:7.11 cm (2.8 in) f:6.56 cm (2.6 in)) 0.4% ...
The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). Donald Trump, the current president, is 6 feet 3 inches (190 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2019. [2]
Under the Harappan linear measures, Indus cities during the Bronze Age used a foot of 13.2 inches (335 mm) and a cubit of 20.8 inches (528 mm). [11] The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in).
Reports of Ladd's height vary from 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), with 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) being cited most often in unofficial sources. His 1940 draft registration lists him as 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm). His 1943 U.S. Army enlistment record, generally deemed to be the most reliable source, lists him as 5 ft 7 in (170 cm).
Brannock Device [1] Brannock Device at shoe museum in Zlín, Czechia. The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size.
Dress sizes may be given as girth at the bust in inches (e.g., 36), but even-numbered sizes from 2 to 16 are more common. ... Dimension/size 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 ...