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this feels like such a basic 2nd grade math thing, but i just realized that:

5' = 150cm i.e A Short Person(tm)
6' = 180cm i.e A Tall Person(tm)

and because 4" = 10cm, i can quickly convert to metric (i.e conceptualize the height in my head) by remembering:

5'0" = 150cm
5'4" = 160cm
5'8" = 170cm
5'12" (6') = 180cm

amazing; incredible; i now finally have a cheat sheet and or some basic intuition for people's height expressed in ft'in"

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