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  2. Fathom - Wikipedia

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    Miners also use it as a unit of area equal to 6 feet square (3.34 m 2) in the plane of a vein. [2] In Britain, it can mean the quantity of wood in a pile of any length measuring 6 feet (1.8 m) square in cross section. [2] In Central Europe, the klafter was the corresponding unit of comparable length, as was the toise in France.

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    18.44 meters – distance between the front of the pitcher's rubber and the rear point of home plate on a baseball field (60 feet, 6 inches) [125] 20 meters – length of cricket pitch (22 yards) [126] 27.43 meters – distance between bases on a baseball field (90 feet) 28 meters – length of a standard FIBA basketball court; 28.65 meters ...

  4. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    One barn is equal to 1.0 × 10 −28 m 2. The name derives from the folk expressions "As big as a barn," and "Couldn't hit the broad side of a barn", used by particle accelerator physicists to refer to the probability of achieving a collision between particles. For nuclear purposes, 1.0 × 10 −28 m 2 is actually rather large. [25]

  5. Whitney Point Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    6 feet (1.8 m) Max. depth: 20 ft (6.1 m) Shore length 1: 41 miles (66 km) Surface elevation: 1,010 ft (310 m) [1] Settlements: Whitney Point, New York:

  6. Maid of the Mist - Wikipedia

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    Length: 90 feet (27 m) Breadth: 34 feet (10 m) Depth: 6 feet (1.8 m) Propulsion system: lithium-ion battery packs power the all-electric motor; Passengers: 600; Nikola Tesla [26] Years of service: 2020–present; Length: 90 feet (27 m) Breadth: 34 feet (10 m) Depth: 6 feet (1.8 m) Propulsion system: lithium-ion battery packs power the all ...

  7. American football field - Wikipedia

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    The total area of the field is 57,600 sq ft or 5,350 m 2. There is a goal centered on each end line, with a crossbar 10 feet (3.0 m) above the ground and goalposts 18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m) apart (in college and the NFL) extending at least 35 feet (11 m) above the crossbar. Between the goal lines, additional lines span the width of the field at ...

  8. Mile - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch kleine mile had the historical definition of one hour's walking (uur gaans), which was defined as 24 stadia, 3000 paces, or 15,000 Amsterdam or Rhineland feet (respectively 4,250 m or 4,710 m). The common Dutch mile was 32 stadia, 4,000 paces, or 20,000 feet (5,660 m or 6,280 m). The large mile was defined as 5000 paces. [41]

  9. Mach number - Wikipedia

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    The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, (/ m ɑː k /; German:) is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound. [1] [2] It is named after the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach. =, where: M is the local Mach number,