Re:Measurements

• Re:Measurements - 2007-06-24 22:48:32-04
  When I was at school-in what my kids think was the dark ages, we learnt these approx measurements:
  finger to nose=yard(updated when metric came into ditto with head turned away= metre)
  foot length=1 foot, also elbow to wrist = 1 foot
  hand span=8-9 inches
  width of hand =4 inches
  length of the last section of thumb(the bit with the nail in)=1 inch.
  I think they're for fairly average people,and I still use them for approximate measuring when I don't have a tape with me , they're fairly accurate and easy to remember. Anyone got any others?
  
  Joy