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When an inch isn’t an inch

I just found out there is a measurement called a Cun or a Chinese Inch. How confusing is that? The Chinese inch is a bit longer than the American inch.

1 Chinese Inch = 1.762 American Inches… I think. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cun_(unit)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_Chinese_inch

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