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by Anonymous on October 16th, 2006
2.54 cm
by Anonymous on October 21st, 2007
2.54
by Ullyses on December 16th, 2006
As a rule of thumb it is 2 1/2 cm to one inch. Funny, that expression - a rule of thumb. It actually comes from the measurement of an inch.The nail joint of the average person's thumb is about an inch long, so measuring quickly one would use their thumb to measure and this was termed a thumb rule, or a ruler made by using the thumb joint. This has since become known as a rule of thumb, equating to a good approximation - one that will do for rough measurements. I have no doubt that acceleration due to gravity is as happy being 10mss instead of 9.81, so an inch is just as pleased to be 2 1/2 cm.
by Dog_Star on December 29th, 2006
If its any help 1 nautical mile is 1.853Km you could work back from their. LOL, There is a great web site for conversions Try:-
http://convert.french-property.co.uk
by anonymous on December 26th, 2006
2.54 cm
for more conversions...
Type into Google: "1 inch TO cm"
this also works with volume, mass and currency.
by iwnit on May 15th, 2008
2.54 cm
1) "In 1959 the United States and countries of the Commonwealth of Nations defined the length of the international yard to be exactly 0.9144 meters. Consequently, the international inch is defined to be exactly 25.4 millimeters."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch
2) "The metre itself has been defined and re-defined with different approaches over time, and is currently (since 1983) defined in terms of the speed of light. Specifically, it is defined as 1⁄299,792,458 of a light-second, meaning that the speed of light comes out to exactly 299,792,458 metres per second. (But note that the metre is defined in terms of the speed of light, not vice versa.) Each definition has tried to match the previous one as closely as possible—just taking a different approach to doing it—so the changes have not affected the practical use of the unit."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter
For those not familiar with metric units:
1 m = 10 dm = 100 cm = 1,000 mm
(1 meter = 10 decimeter = 100 centimeter = 1,000 millimeter)
by rocket on August 2nd, 2009
how many centimeters is a inch
by leeks5229 on May 15th, 2008
From an inch (Imperial System) you will get 2.54 cm (Metric System).
by Anonymous on April 14th, 2008
don't know don't care!!!
(its 2.54)
by vanegas1 on January 18th, 2011
how many kilometers are in 1169 miles
by vanegas1 on January 18th, 2011
yosemite national park is 1,169 sqare miles. about how many kilometers is this if if one square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers
by Kakali_B on November 26th, 2010
2.54 centimeters
by Matthew_M8381 on April 4th, 2011
2.54cm
by AmorousLilith on April 4th, 2011
2.54cm
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by colojelo on February 26th, 2008
It depends - is he black, white or chinese?
by jigish on December 16th, 2006
2.6 cm
by hlong on March 30th, 2010
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by Anonymous on December 23rd, 2006
thanks i needed this answer:)
by Mario--leaving AB for a while on January 2nd, 2009