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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The centimetre (SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −2 metres (⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠ m = 0.01 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 −2 m and 10 −1 m (1 cm and 1 dm).

  3. String girdling Earth - Wikipedia

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    The answer is that a cat will easily pass through the gap, the size of which will be ⁠ 1 / 2 π ⁠ metres or about 16 cm (6.3 in). Even more surprising is that the size of the sphere or circle around which the string is spanned is irrelevant, and may be anything from the size of an atom to the Milky Way — the result depends only on the ...

  4. Ancient Egyptian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Egyptian units of length are attested from the Early Dynastic Period.Although it dates to the 5th dynasty, the Palermo stone recorded the level of the Nile River during the reign of the Early Dynastic pharaoh Djer, when the height of the Nile was recorded as 6 cubits and 1 palm [1] (about 3.217 m or 10 ft 6.7 in).

  5. Template:Height/doc - Wikipedia

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    The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if feet and inches are ...

  6. Visibility - Wikipedia

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    In meteorology, visibility is the measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. It depends on the transparency of the surrounding air and as such, it is unchanging no matter the ambient light level or time of day.

  7. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    The basic unit of length in the imperial and U.S. customary systems is the yard, defined as exactly 0.9144 m by international treaty in 1959. [2] [10] Common imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include: [11] thou or mil (1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch) inch (25.4 mm) foot (12 inches, 0.3048 m) yard (3 feet, 0.9144 m)

  8. List of diving facilities - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of diving facilities, especially those including 10-meter diving platforms.This is usually the last feature of an athletics complex required for training and competition in the full program of Olympic swimming and diving.

  9. Template:Infobox person/height - Wikipedia

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    output of convert template: 157 centimetres (5 feet 1.8 inches) |height={{Height|m=1.57|frac=4|abbr=no}} → 1.57 m (5 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) output of height template: 1.57 metres (5 feet 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) |height={{Height|cm=157|frac=4|abbr=no}} → 157 cm (5 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) output of height template: 157 centimetres (5 feet 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches)