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Then wherever you are. Stretch out your hand so that the tip of your thumb is as far away as possible from the tip of your pinky. Attempt to measure your arm but. My screen is about 45 palms by 35 palms. It might also help you remember the measurements because you have to use parts of your body instead of inches feet and yards. Measuring length using body parts.

Before we had precise standardized units of measure such as meters and feet lengths and even ocasionally volumes were reckoned based on the average dimensions of human body parts. These estimates are just that. Your body ruler a users manual congratulations on being a human ruler. You would go to a tailor to cut it short. In body based units of measurement at interesting thing of the day i listed a few such historical units of measure which can still come in handy for rough approximations if you dont have a ruler or tape. 10 responses to body parts as tools of measurement chris on january 21 2009 136 am.

Related to the last point the french word for inch is pouce which also. The quantity and the weight of the substance can be roughly identified. The width of your own palm the length of your own foot and so on. A more accurate way use your body parts to estimate length is to know your own measurements. Your body can be used as a measuring tool when you dont have a measuring tape conveniently with you. Another measurement that i use is an inch made by bending my ring finger into a tabletop shape.

Hold out your arm and take a tape measure or ruler. Devin johnston on january 21 2009 259 am. Although its a nonstandard unit of measurement its conveniently with you all the time. An example how big is the screenpaper in front of you. The romans used this measurement and so can you. Model how to measure have everyone sit down facing the board.

A handful is a rough measurement of the quantity of dry substances that can fit into a cupped hand. The cubit was just one of numerous units of measurement based on the typical size of body parts. Measuring parts of the body. Cubit handspan digit footspan yard lick phatom pace armlenght. Yes there are now fingerprints on my screen. Example chefs use handfuls to measure grains rice.

What an interesting post. You buy a pant but it is too long for you what would you do now. He first measures the length you want by using a measuring tape and then stitches it for. It probably goes without saying that the unit foot was based on the length of a mans foot. Throughout history people have been using themselves to measure length. The handful measurement of objects using body parts.

Now that the key vocabulary has been reviewed we can move onto the fun part of the lesson measuring parts of the body. Here are a few more.