Unfamiliar Measurement Facts;
1. A fathom was originally equal to the distance between the tips of the left and right middle fingers with the arms outstretched. Today, one fathom is equal to six feet.
2. A Stone is a British measure of weight equal to fourteen pounds.
3. A Parsec is equal to 3.26 light-years.*
4. An Acre Foot is the amount of water needed to submerge one acre of land under one foot of water.
5. A Skein is a measure for yarn or thread, a skein is 360 feet long.
6. A Dobson Unit is the measure of the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere.
7. An Apgar Score is a number score between 1 and 10 given to newborn babies as a measurement of health, 10 being the healthiest.
8. A Barrel is 42 gallons of petroleum.
9. A Section is the U.S term for one square mile of land (one mile wide by one mile long).
10. A Furlong is a measure of distance used mainly in horse races. One furlong is equal to one-eighth of a mile.
11. A Cord is a measurement of quantities of chopped wood. It's the amount in a pile four feet high, four feet wide, and eight feet long.
12. A Shake is the measure of time. One shake is equal to one hundred-millionth of a second.
13. A Work Triangle is an imaginary triangle connecting the kitchen sink, refrigerator, and stove. The ideal perimeter of such a triangle is no less than 12 feet, no more than 22 feet.
14. A BTU is a measurement of heat energy, one BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the amount of energy needed to raise one pound of pure water by 1 degree F.
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*15. A Light-year is the distance a pulse of light travels in one year (about 5.88 trillion miles).
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