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  2. Hair's breadth - Wikipedia

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    This measurement is not precise because human hair varies in diameter, ranging anywhere from 17 μm to 181 μm [millionths of a metre] [8] One nominal value often chosen is 75 micrometres (0.0030 in), [5] but this – like other measures based upon such highly variable natural objects, including the barleycorn [9] – is subject to a fair degree of imprecision.

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    100 μm – average diameter of a strand of human hair [25] 100 μm – thickness of a coat of paint; 100 μm – length of a dust particle; 120 μm – the geometric mean of the Planck length and the diameter of the observable universe: √ 8.8 × 10 26 m × 1.6 × 10 −35 m; 120 μm – diameter of a human ovum

  4. Hair - Wikipedia

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    Oval and other shaped fibers are generally more wavy or curly. The cuticle is the outer covering. Its complex structure slides as the hair swells and is covered with a single molecular layer of lipid that makes the hair repel water. [7] The diameter of human hair varies from 0.017 to 0.18 millimeters (0.00067 to 0.00709 in). [10]

  5. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    In everyday conversation, and in informal literature, it is common to see lengths measured in units of objects of which everyone knows the approximate width. Common examples are: Double-decker bus (9.5–11 meters in length) American football field (100 yards in length) Thickness of a human hair (around 80 micrometers)

  6. How Eating Salmon Can Help With Hair Loss, According to ... - AOL

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    Whether you keep your hair in a cute pixie cut, long, flowing locks or natural curls or coils, you likely want it to stay as lush and healthy as possible. Now, your hair growth and thickness are ...

  7. Vicuña wool - Wikipedia

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    The down hair of the vicuña used for the production of vicuña wool is, with an average hair diameter of 11–13.5 microns, one of the finest animal hairs.Only shahtoosh, the hair of the Tibetan antelope, is finer, with an average diameter of 8–13 microns.

  8. Still need to write to Santa Claus? Here's how to send a ...

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    The clock is ticking for families hoping to send letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole this holiday season. Letters need to be postmarked by Monday, a spokesperson for the U. S. Postal Service ...

  9. What is high bandwidth memory and why is the US trying to ...

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    As for Micron, the company aims to grow its HBM market share to somewhere between 20% and 25% by 2025, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported, citing Praveen Vaidyanatha, a senior ...