Devin johnston on january 21 2009 259 am. Hand hand fingers thumb.
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Advantages of using body parts in measurement. Here are a few more. The advantages and disadvantages of using artificial insulin are. Although its a nonstandard unit of measurement its conveniently with you all the time. The important thing is consistency using them the same way each time. The romans used this measurement and so can you. The cubit was just one of numerous units of measurement based on the typical size of body parts.
Your body can be used as a measuring tool when you dont have a measuring tape conveniently with you. What an interesting post. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using body parts as unit of measure. It might also help you remember the measurements because you have to use parts of your body instead of inches feet and yards. All the words below are telugu words and are still in use. Feel free to use other measures or to modify these like using little finger rather than middle finger.
They were in fact used till a few centuries ago. Benefits body parts types april 17 2020 january 25 2019 by miftahabibi a caliper is a precision measuring instrument that has the flexibility to measure various dimensions such as thickness outside diameter inside diameter length width and depth of an object in a single tool. Then wherever you are. Before using any new measuring instrument one needs to calibrate it by comparing it with something else something of known measure. 10 responses to body parts as tools of measurement chris on january 21 2009 136 am. A more accurate way use your body parts to estimate length is to know your own measurements.
Knowing the approximate length of my arm is surprisingly handy because its extremely easy to use for rough measurements. Related to the last point the french word for inch is pouce which also. Another measurement that i use is an inch made by bending my ring finger into a tabletop shape. These estimates are just that. Mooredu telugu elbow to the finger tips about 18 jaanedu stretch the palm and the distance between the thumb and the little finger. The width of your own palm the length of your own foot and so on.