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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    10.16 cm = 1.016 dm – 1 hand used in measuring height of horses (4 inches) 12 cm = 1.2 dm – diameter of a compact disc (CD) (= 120 mm) 15 cm = 1.5 dm – length of a Bic pen with cap on; 22 cm = 2.2 dm – diameter of a typical association football (soccer ball) 30 cm = 3 dm – typical school-use ruler length (= 300 mm)

  3. Odometer - Wikipedia

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    Next, there is fixed (on the same shaft) a small horizontal wheel (hsiao phing lun) 3.3 inches in diameter and 1 ft in circumference, having 10 cogs 1.5 inches apart. (Engaging with this) there is an upper horizontal wheel (shang phing lun) having a diameter of 3.3 ft and a circumference of 10 ft, with 100 cogs, the same distance apart as those ...

  4. Mohenjo-daro - Wikipedia

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    A ruler found at Lothal (2400 BCE) is calibrated to about 1.6 mm (1 ⁄ 16 in). [46] The decimal subdivision on the ruler is noteworthy, as it predates the modern metric system by 3000 years or more. The base unit used was known as the angula (finger) and is about 17 mm. A piece of shell found in Mackay's excavation is very precisely incised ...

  5. Robert Wadlow - Wikipedia

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    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)

  6. Vasa (ship) - Wikipedia

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    During construction both Swedish feet (of 29.69 cm) and Amsterdam feet (of 28.31 cm) were in use by different teams. Four rulers used by the workmen who built the ship have been found; two were calibrated in Swedish feet, of 12 Swedish inches, and the other two were calibrated in Amsterdam feet, of 11 Amsterdam inches.

  7. Two-balloon experiment - Wikipedia

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    The key to understanding the behavior of the balloons is understanding how the pressure inside a balloon varies with the balloon's diameter. The simplest way to do this is to imagine that the balloon is made up of a large number of small rubber patches, and to analyze how the size of a patch is affected by the force acting on it. [1]

  8. 9 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    All measurements are given in millimeters, followed by the equivalent in inches between parentheses. Ammunition or cartridge specification is usually the "cartridge maximum" specification and may not be the same as the nominally measured dimensions of production, remanufactured, or hand-loaded ammunition. SAAMI and the CIP publish cartridge data.

  9. Hyderabad - Wikipedia

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    Subsequent rulers retained the title Nizam ul-Mulk and were referred to as Asaf Jahi Nizams, or Nizams of Hyderabad. [ 40 ] [ 44 ] The death of Asaf Jah I in 1748 resulted in a period of political unrest as his sons and grandson— Nasir Jung (1748–1750), Muzaffar Jang (1750–1751) and Salabat Jung (1751–1762)—contended for the throne ...