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  2. Perm (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A variant of the metric perm is used in DIN Standard 53122, where permeance is also expressed in grams per square meter per day, but at a fixed, "standard" vapor-pressure difference of 17.918 mmHg. This unit is thus 17.918 times smaller than a metric perm, corresponding to about 0.084683 of a U.S. perm.

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The term "second" comes from "the second minute division of an hour", as it is 1 ⁄ 60 of a minute, or 1 ⁄ 60 of 1 ⁄ 60 of an hour. While usually sub-second units are represented with SI prefixes on the second (e.g. milliseconds ), this system can be extrapolated further, such that a "Third" would mean 1 ⁄ 60 of a second (16.7 ...

  4. Speed of sound - Wikipedia

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    The speed of sound is the distance travelled per unit of time by a sound wave as it propagates through an elastic medium. More simply, the speed of sound is how fast vibrations travel. At 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound in air, is about 343 m/s (1,125 ft/s; 1,235 km/h; 767 mph; 667 kn), or 1 km in 2.91 s or one mile in 4.69 s.

  5. Fathom - Wikipedia

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    A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m), used especially for measuring the depth of water. [1] The fathom is neither an international standard (SI) unit, nor an internationally accepted non-SI unit. Historically it was the maritime measure of depth in the English-speaking world but ...

  6. Specific weight - Wikipedia

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    The specific weight, also known as the unit weight (symbol γ, the Greek letter gamma), is a volume-specific quantity defined as the weight W divided by the volume V of a material: = / Equivalently, it may also be formulated as the product of density, ρ, and gravity acceleration, g: = Its unit of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) is newton per cubic metre (N/m 3), with ...

  7. Dealing with water weight? Why it's happening and 7 ways to ...

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    "The majority of the adult body is water, up to 60% of your weight," says Schnoll-Sussman, adding that the average person's weight can fluctuate one to five pounds per day due to water.

  8. Imperial units - Wikipedia

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    The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London (590 Seven Sisters Road). The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial [1] or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.

  9. An 86-Hour Water Fast Is All Over Social Media, But Is It Safe?

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    One study published in the journal Nutrients in 2022 had 13 participants do a 10-day fast under medical supervision and found that participants lost weight and achieved a lower blood pressure ...