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hand = 0.1016 meter
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Sample Conversions:
hand = .14285714 archin (Russian archin), 12 barleycorn, .22222222 Biblical cubit, 400 caliber (gun barrel caliber), .00505051 chain (surveyors chain), .05555556 fathom, 4.57 finger, .33333333 foot, .00111111 football field, .21953897 Greek cubit, .05488474 Greek fathom, .43907794 Greek span, .18348624 Israeli cubit, .04796163 ken (Japanese ken), .00002104 league, .00002587 ri (Japanese ri), .34328871 Roman foot, .33528919 shaku (Japanese shaku), .00111111 soccer field, .33333267 survey foot.

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