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  2. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    An Olympic-size swimming pool holds over 2 acre-feet of water For larger volumes of liquid, one measure commonly used in the media in many countries is the Olympic-size swimming pool. [47] A 50 m × 25 m (164 ft × 82 ft) Olympic swimming pool, built to the FR3 minimum depth of 2 metres (6.6 ft) would hold 2,500 m 3 (660,000 US gal).

  3. Moisture analysis - Wikipedia

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    Moisture content measurements can be reported in multiple units, such as: parts per million, pounds of water per million standard cubic feet of gas, mass of water vapor per unit volume or mass of water vapor per unit mass of dry gas.

  4. Gram per cubic centimetre - Wikipedia

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    The gram per cubic centimetre is a unit of density in the CGS system, and is commonly used in chemistry. It is defined by dividing the CGS unit of mass, the gram, by the CGS unit of volume, the cubic centimetre. The official SI symbols are g/cm 3, g·cm −3, or g cm −3.

  5. Food grading - Wikipedia

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    Food grading involves the inspection, assessment and sorting of various foods regarding quality, freshness, legal conformity and market value. [1] [2] Food grading is often done by hand, in which foods are assessed and sorted. [1] [2] Machinery is also used to grade foods, and may involve sorting products by size, shape and quality.

  6. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/May 2006 - Wikipedia

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    How do animals obtain water in the winter when water sources are frozen. Some hibernate; that's all I know. Melchoir 01:09, 1 May 2006 (UTC) []. Although this is a very silly question for us Canadians, I actually found a quote: "Studies in Canada have shown some cows have gone 50 to 60 days with snow as the sole water source without any adverse effects.

  7. Activated carbon - Wikipedia

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    The solid or skeletal density of activated carbons will typically range between 2000 and 2100 kg/m 3 (125–130 lbs./cubic foot). However, a large part of an activated carbon sample will consist of air space between particles, and the actual or apparent density will therefore be lower, typically 400 to 500 kg/m 3 (25–31 lbs./cubic foot). [49]

  8. Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia

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    70 feet of alleyway with its walls covered in used chewing gum. Bubbly Creek: The branch of the Chicago River that was so contaminated with blood from the Stock Yards that it gained this appetizing moniker. Bullfrog County, Nevada: A former county in Nevada established around a mountain which was to become a radioactive waste disposal site.

  9. Brooklyn Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The anchor plates measure 16 by 17.5 feet (4.9 by 5.3 m), with a thickness of 2.5 feet (0.76 m) and weigh 46,000 pounds (21,000 kg) each. Each anchor plate is connected to the respective main cable by two sets of nine eyebars , each of which is about 12.5 feet (3.8 m) long and up to 9 by 3 inches (229 by 76 mm) thick.