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  2. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...

  3. Multi-stage fitness test - Wikipedia

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    Put simply, some levels may run for a trifle less than 60 seconds, others a little more than 60 seconds and the odd one exactly 60 seconds. On the other hand, a few non-Léger versions of the test trigger a level change only when the time spent at a level first exceeds 60 seconds. This variation results in one extra shuttle being run at some ...

  4. Wins above replacement - Wikipedia

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    The league adjustment is a minor adjustment (usually 0-5 runs per season) added so each league's runs above average balances out to zero. [15] Finally, since all the previous run values are relative to league average, replacement runs are added to compare the player to a replacement level player. [15]

  5. Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball

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    In baseball, sometimes a substitute batter would be brought in, especially at a crucial point in the game. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the first non-baseball use in 1918, from sports columnist and short-story writer Ring Lardner: [91] "He had the thing running, with a piece of common binding twine pinch-hitting for the cord."

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Here, eV (electronvolt) is a unit of energy (the kinetic energy of an electron accelerated over one volt, 1.6 × 10 −19 joules), and c is the speed of light in vacuum. Energy and mass are related through E = mc 2. This definition is useful for a linear particle accelerator when accelerating electrons.

  7. A Dictionary of the English Language - Wikipedia

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    A Dictionary of the English Language was somewhat large and very expensive. It was printed in-folio, meaning that the pages were 18 inches (46 cm) tall and nearly 20 inches (51 cm) wide. The paper was of the finest quality available, the cost of which ran to nearly £1,600; more than Johnson had been paid to write the book.

  8. Video - Wikipedia

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    A one-minute animated video showing an example of a media production process. Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. [1] Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems, which, in turn, were ...

  9. Glossary of curling - Wikipedia

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    When a rock's running surface travels over a foreign particle such as a hair, causing the rock to deviate from its expected path, usually by increasing friction and thereby the amount of curl Pin Spot at the exact centre of the house, officially called the tee. Playdowns Competitive play towards club, state/provincial, national, and world ...