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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 ...
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
12 meters – height of a saguaro cactus; 12 meters – length of a whale shark, largest living fish; 12 meters – wingspan of a Quetzalcoatlus, a pterosaur; 12.8 meters – length of a Titanoboa, the largest snake to have ever lived; 13 meters – length of a giant squid and colossal squid, the largest living invertebrates
The largest height difference between two presidential candidates (out of the candidates whose heights are known) was in the 1860 election, when Abraham Lincoln stood 12 inches (30 cm) taller than opponent Stephen A. Douglas.
In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since an international agreement in 1959, the foot is defined as equal to exactly 0.3048 meters. Historically, the "foot" was a part of many local systems of units, including the Greek, Roman, Chinese, French, and English systems. It varied in ...
Therefore, a pressure altitude of 32,000 ft (9,800 m) is referred to as "flight level 320". In metre altitudes the format is Flight Level xx000 metres. Flight levels are usually designated in writing as FLxxx , where xxx is a two- or three-digit number indicating the pressure altitude in units of 100 feet (30 m).
Height and weight of Robert Wadlow, by age of measurement Age Height Weight Notes Size of Date Birth 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m) 8 lb 5 oz (3.8 kg) [16] Normal height and weight Average newborn February 22, 1918 6 months 2 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (0.88 m) 30 lb (14 kg) [17] 2-year-old August 22, 1918 1 year 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) 45 lb (20 kg)
Arm span or reach (sometimes referred to as wingspan, or spelled armspan) is the physical measurement of the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90° angle. The arm span measurement is usually very close to the person's height.