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yes, in ancient times people used the tip of their finger to measure out an inch. they also used the length from the tip their finger to the other tip of their finger to measure the persons height.
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How did they identify inch on human?
The measurement of "inch" came by the use of your thumb; from the tip of your thumb to the first knuckle of your thumb, that is one inch (approximately) Just like one cubit was from the tip of your index finger to your elbow.
Example of one inch?
From the tip of your thumb to the middle. Or half the lenght of your thumb.
What is the length of a thumb from the first knuckle to the tip?
ONE INCH but depends on the people
How long is inch?
An inch is 1 inch long, or 1/12 of a foot, or 1/36 of a yard, or 1/63360 of a mile It is also 25.4mm long, or 2.54cm, or 0.0254 m, or 0.0000254 km. It is approximately the distance between the tip and first joint of the thumb.
What is the personal reference for 1 inch?
1 inch is about the width of an average adult's thumb.
How long is 3 centimeters?
There are 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch. In 3 centimeters there are approximately 1 and 3/16 inches. From the joint in your thumb to your thumb tip is approximately an inch.
How did they identify inch on human?
The measurement of "inch" came by the use of your thumb; from the tip of your thumb to the first knuckle of your thumb, that is one inch (approximately) Just like one cubit was from the tip of your index finger to your elbow.
Is mm and inch the same?
no, inch is customary and is about the same length of an adults tip of the thumb to the first joint, a millimeter (mm) is about the width of the tip of a thumb tac
Example of one inch?
From the tip of your thumb to the middle. Or half the lenght of your thumb.
How much is an inch?
If you mean in mm, it is 25.4 mm and it is also approximately the distance between the tip of the thumb and the first joint of the thumb.
How much is inch?
It is about the distance between the tip of the thumb and the first joint of the thumb. In fact, this may have been how it was originally defined.
What is the length of a thumb from the first knuckle to the tip?
ONE INCH but depends on the people
How long is inch?
An inch is 1 inch long, or 1/12 of a foot, or 1/36 of a yard, or 1/63360 of a mile It is also 25.4mm long, or 2.54cm, or 0.0254 m, or 0.0000254 km. It is approximately the distance between the tip and first joint of the thumb.
Is your thumb an inch?
It depends on thumb size, but the adult distance from thumbnail to first thumb knuckle is about 1 inch; the thumb itself is 2-3 inches long
What is the personal reference for 1 inch?
1 inch is about the width of an average adult's thumb.
What does a thumb measures?
there was a time when 1 inch was the 'rule of thumb' probably 25mm now
What is less than 1 inch?
a thumb tack
