Comments on: Using Your Hand as a Ruler http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/ Clues for Living Well Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:46:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna Cook http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Anna Cook Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:46:41 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-95 Very handy piece of information? Hah! I'm funny Very handy piece of information? Hah! I’m funny

]]> By: Hyper Minor http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Hyper Minor Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:40:37 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-87 Nice, but Every hand is different. Nice, but Every hand is different.

]]> By: Jarrah http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jarrah Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:07:38 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-57 "The other 6 billions use meters." Actually, they're called <b>metres</b>. Meters are measuring devices - thermometer, altimeter, barometer, water meter, gas meter, etc. “The other 6 billions use meters.”

Actually, they’re called metres.

Meters are measuring devices – thermometer, altimeter, barometer, water meter, gas meter, etc.

]]> By: yehh.. http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-56 yehh.. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:42:15 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-56 ok.. mor's is probably more acurate than the articles. and i like johns idea. ha ok.. mor’s is probably more acurate than the articles. and i like johns idea. ha

]]> By: Some Guy http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Some Guy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:51:01 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-54 Inaccurate, my hand span is 10 inches, handbreadth is 5 inches... so I guess I'll stick to carrying a paper measuring tape in my wallet. Inaccurate, my hand span is 10 inches, handbreadth is 5 inches…

so I guess I’ll stick to carrying a paper measuring tape in my wallet.

]]> By: Hamid http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Hamid Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:33:22 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-53 A wonderful idea.... A wonderful idea….

]]> By: John http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-26 John Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:45:24 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-26 Just to be on the safe side: measure once, cut twice. Just to be on the safe side: measure once, cut twice.

]]> By: Alex http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Alex Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:34:19 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-25 @mor - Every hand is different, so your mileage may vary. @mor – Every hand is different, so your mileage may vary.

]]> By: mor http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-24 mor Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-24 I thought and inch was the length of your thumb from the joint in the middle to the top ... and a centimeter is the width of your pinkie finger. Seems to be approximately accurate on my hand :-) I thought and inch was the length of your thumb from the joint in the middle to the top … and a centimeter is the width of your pinkie finger.

Seems to be approximately accurate on my hand :-)

]]> By: Alex http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Alex Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:22:25 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-20 @Sylvain - that's true, but the basic concept remains valid. You can take measurement of various parts of your hands in metric. @Hill - it's actually the width of your thumb, not the length of it. @Sylvain – that’s true, but the basic concept remains valid. You can take measurement of various parts of your hands in metric.

@Hill – it’s actually the width of your thumb, not the length of it.

]]> By: Hill http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Hill Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:31 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-17 This seems like a good idea, but it is pretty wrong on many counts. I know it varies by person, but I'm a small woman with tiny hands (5'1") and my thumb is at least two inches, so this might be WAY off for normal sized people or large people. Just a heads up. This seems like a good idea, but it is pretty wrong on many counts. I know it varies by person, but I’m a small woman with tiny hands (5′1″) and my thumb is at least two inches, so this might be WAY off for normal sized people or large people. Just a heads up.

]]> By: sylvain http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/comment-page-1/#comment-10 sylvain Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:11:27 +0000 http://www.cluebert.com/misc/using-your-hand-as-a-ruler/#comment-10 Nice ... but wait ... only 300 millions people use these units ! The other 6 billions use meters. Nice … but wait … only 300 millions people use these units ! The other 6 billions use meters.

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