Your forearm from elbow to fingertip. Wrap the tape measure around your thigh from front to back and then around to the front.
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Measurement using body parts inches. From nose to finger tip. You will never forget to bring your bodyruler with you. 10 responses to body parts as tools of measurement chris on january 21 2009 136 am. For an average adult male at least average as of a couple of millennia ago a cubit works out to about 18 inches 457cm. What an interesting post. Your forearm is about 15 feet 46 centimeters.
Cun width of the human thumb at the knuckle. Stremma the amount of land a person can plow in a day. Measure the circumference of the fullest part of your thigh. Beard second the length a beard grows in a second. Quinaria the cross sectional area of a pipe created from a flat sheet of lead 5 digits wide. Although its a nonstandard unit of measurement its conveniently with you all the time.
The ancient egyptian units of measurement are those used by the dynasties of ancient egypt prior to its incorporation in the roman empire and general adoption of roman greek and byzantine units of measurementthe units of length seem to have originally been anthropic based on various parts of the human body although these were standardized using cubit rods strands of rope and official. Cubits were a standard unit of length in sumeria egypt and other parts of the middle east long before anyone dreamed of an arbitrary decimal based measuring system. You can measure with your body. Your body ruler a users manual now part of a view from the back of the envelope. Condylos middle joint of finger. One meter 39 inches is a similar measurement to the yard above but use your arm with fingers extended and measure to the tip of the fingers.
Related to the last point the french word for inch is pouce which also. The distance between your nose and your fingertip when your arm is extended is about a yard 36 inchesif you havent used this method yourself ask your. Check the length of your arm against a ruler or measuring tape to find out how close to 1 meter this distance is for you. An average foot is about 12 inches long. This page deals with length. The width of your palm is about 4 inches 10 centimeters.
Ald the distance between a mans outstretched arms. Length angle time etc. Your body can be used as a measuring tool when you dont have a measuring tape conveniently with you. Assbā arabic finger. This is an easy way to estimate yards and meters of cord fabric or ribbon. It teaches students about measuring in inches using the 116 parts of an inch.
You may be tempted to cheat by lowering the tape measure a few inches but then you wont get an accurate measurement. This is a complete lesson with instruction and exercises for fifth grade. Devin johnston on january 21 2009 259 am. It might also help you remember the measurements because you have to use parts of your body instead of inches feet and yards. Measure the circumference of your arm. Another measurement that i use is an inch made by bending my ring finger into a tabletop shape.
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