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2. Penny (unit) - Wikipedia

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   A larger number indicates a longer nail, shown in the table below. Diameter of the nail also varies based on penny size, depending on nail type. Nails under 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch, often called brads, are sold mostly in small packages with only a length designation or with length and wire gauge designations; for example, 1″ 18 ga. or 3 ⁄ 4 ″ 16 ga.

3. Finger (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth – 3 ⁄ 4 of an inch or 1 ⁄ 16 of a foot. [1] [2] (about 2 cm) In medicine and related disciplines (anatomy, radiology, etc.) the fingerbreadth (literally the width of a finger) is an informal but widely used unit of measure. [3] [4]

4. English units - Wikipedia

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   = 3 ⁄ 4 inch Finger: 22.23 mm = 7 ⁄ 8 inch Inch: 25.4 mm: 3 barleycorns (the historical legal definition) Nail (cloth) 57.15 mm: 3 digits = 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches = 1 ⁄ 16 yard Palm: 76.2 mm: 3 inches Hand: 101.6 mm: 4 inches Shaftment: 165 mm or 152 mm: Width of the hand and outstretched thumb, 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches before 12th century, 6 ...

5. Woman breaks records with her 18-foot-long fingernails - AOL

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   The Texas native is making headlines for her wild talons, which measure out to be a combined total of 18 feet and 10.9 inches, to be exact. Williams is set to be featured in Guinness World Record ...

6. Inside the life of Dee, who has 12-inch-long fingernails - AOL

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   The certified makeup artist and licensed nail technician has been growing out her nails for years. The post Inside the life of Dee, who has 12-inch-long fingernails appeared first on In The Know.

7. Nail (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold. [2] [3] [4] On the other hand, R D Connor, in The weights and measures of England (p 84) states that the nail was the 16th part of a Roman foot, i.e., digitus or finger, although he provides no reference to support this. [5]

8. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   size length, inches length, mm (nearest) 2d: 1: 25 3d: 1 + 1 ... sometimes called decking nails; Length: distance from the bottom of the head to the point of a nail ...

9. Hand (unit) - Wikipedia

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   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 base 4 ...