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  2. Link (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The link (usually abbreviated as "l.", "li." or "lnk."), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries. In US customary units modern definition, the link is exactly 66 ⁄ 100 of a US survey foot , [ 1 ] or exactly 7.92 inches or 20.1168 cm.

  3. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    ≡ 1 atm × 1 cm 3 /min = 1.688 75 × 10 −3 W: atmosphere-cubic centimetre per second: atm ccs [citation needed] ≡ 1 atm × 1 cm 3 /s = 0.101 325 W: atmosphere-cubic foot per hour: atm cfh [citation needed] ≡ 1 atm × 1 cu ft/h = 0.797 001 247 04 W: atmosphere-cubic foot per minute: atm cfm [citation needed] ≡ 1 atm × 1 cu ft/min = 47 ...

  4. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In southwestern Germany in 1806, the Confederation of the Rhine was founded and three different reformed feet were defined, all of which were based on the metric system: [39] In Hesse, the Fuß (foot) was redefined as 25 cm. In Baden, the Fuß was redefined as 30 cm. In the Palatinate, the Fuß was redefined as being ⁠33 + 1 / 3 ⁠ cm (as in ...

  5. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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    The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] 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 ...

  6. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    13 cm = 1.3 dm – body length of a Goliath birdeater; 15 cm = 1.5 dm – approximate size of largest beetle species; 19 cm = 1.9 dm – length of a banana; 26.3 cm = 2.6 dm – length of average male human foot; 29.98 cm = 2.998 dm – distance light in vacuum travels in one nanosecond; 30 cm = 3.0 dm – maximum leg length of a Goliath birdeater

  7. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    One link is a hundredth part of a chain, which is 7.92 inches (20.1168 cm). [7] The surveyor's chain first appears in an illustration in a Dutch map of 1607, [8] and in an English book for surveyors of 1610. [9] In 1593 the English mile was redefined by a statute of Queen Elizabeth I as 5,280 feet, to tie in with agricultural practice.

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    Rush-hour traffic in a massive city may feel like an eternity on any given Tuesday afternoon. However, for a few thousand Chicago commuters in 2011, no drive home from work ever dragged on quite ...

  9. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The light-nanosecond is defined as exactly 29.9792458 cm. It was popularized in information technology as a unit of distance by Grace Hopper as the distance which a photon could travel in one billionth of a second (roughly 30 cm or one foot): "The speed of light is one foot per nanosecond." [6] [7]