[TheForge] Hand measurements

Fri Mar 29 12:27:00 2002

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Darrell

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Wilson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 6:09 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Hand measurements

> On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 08:59:18 -0500, Schwartz, Christopher N. wrote:
> 
> >Measuring with ones thumb is done as people measure
> >things with the span of the hand or by a cubit.  1 inch, 9 inches, and 18
> >inches.
> 
>   That all depends on which culture and what time period you're
> using.  A "cubit" varies from 14" to almost 2', an "inch" from the
> length of three dried peas end to end to the length of one's big
> toe (not thumb), and a "pace" anywhere from 28" to 64".
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