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hand = 0.1016 length
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Sample Conversions:
hand = .00286369 actus (Roman actus), 56 agate (typography agate), .00000229 arpentcan, 12 barleycorn, 5.48 digitus (Roman digitus), .00333333 engineers chain, .05555556 fathom, .21953897 Greek cubit, .18348624 Israeli cubit, .04796163 ken (Japanese ken), 48 line, .1016 m (meter), 101,600 micron, 1.78 nail (cloth nail), .13333333 pace, 1.33 palm, 24 pica (typography pica), .00006866 Roman mile, 3.35 sun (Japanese sun), .00006313 UK mile (British mile).

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