What does the phrase 'raising the bar' mean?
AnswerSetting a higher standard
The phrase comes from high jump, where the bar is raised.
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Bar facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about bars in every sense: music bars, bar charts, pressure units and barcodes, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What reads the information in a product barcode?
AnswerAn optical scanner
Scanners read the pattern of bars and spaces with light.
Going deeper
One bar of pressure is roughly equal to what?
AnswerAtmospheric pressure at sea level
Sea-level air pressure is about 1.013 bar.
In a 4/4 time signature, how many quarter-note beats are in each bar?
AnswerFour
4/4 means four beats per bar, with the quarter note getting one beat.
In sheet music, what separates one bar from the next?
AnswerA bar line
Vertical bar lines divide the music into measures.
Expert level
One bar equals how many pascals?
Answer100,000
1 bar is defined as exactly 100,000 pascals.
What was the first product scanned with a UPC barcode at a checkout in 1974?
AnswerA pack of chewing gum
A pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum was scanned in Troy, Ohio, in June 1974.
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