Body measurements Info

These units are thus considered to be human scale and anthropocentric. Calibrating yourself a first step is to choose your measures and measure your choices. Very easily by not using them. Another measurement that i use is an inch made by bending my ring finger into a tabletop shape. Feet are not equal 2. When you need an approximate idea of length you have a handy dandy ruler always nearby.

One individuals hand will likely not be the same as another persons hands therefore if we were building a wall 50 hands tall the actual sizes of the wall would be different. Many real life math problems dont require exact solutions or precise calculations. 10 responses to body parts as tools of measurement chris on january 21 2009 136 am. What is the problem with using parts of the body as a unit of measurement. Thus if we were to use body parts as a standard of measurement the idea of standard measurement wouldnt exist. What an interesting post.

The si units system simply uses the meter and units derived from that kilometer nanometer etc. The width of your palm is about 4 inches. What is the problem with using parts of the body as a unit of measurement. Standard units ensure consistent equal measuring 3. My hoo hoo dilly is bigger than yours and we dont have a standard hoo hoo dilly size. Although we might think there is an inescapable logic in dividing it in a systematic manner this ignores the way that measuring grew up with people measuring shorter lengths using other parts of the human body.

What is the advantage of metric units. So my palms quickly gave a nice measurement. The digit was the smallest basic unit being the breadth of a finger. The sizes of different peopleõs body parts ie. Devin johnston on january 21 2009 259 am. Many body distances can be used as measures but you dont need all of them.

Yes your body and its various parts can serve as a quick length estimator. This is a list of units of measure based on human body parts or the attributes or abilities of humans. Various lengths have been derived from body dimensions hands feet spans cubits and the like. Related to the last point the french word for inch is pouce which also. Why were customary or standard units established. Say we are using hands as a measure.

It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human based. Many have similar size for example hand and palm so you can just choose ones you prefer perhaps ones with numbers easier to remember. Women dont have hoo hoo dillies so they cant measure things using one. How does si address the problem of using body parts as a unit of measurement.