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Who declared that a yard was the distance from the tip of his nose to the end of his outstretched thumb?
What else can I help you with?
Stand with your arms raised out to your side the distance from your nose to your outstretched fingers is about 1?
Kilometer
Body part a number of negatives?
nose
Is a 1.5 inch nose big?
Well...my nose is that big, and looks pretty normal. It really just depends on your face. I'm sure it looks fine :)
Why did Pascal create the first calculator in 1645?
nose
What unit of measurement would you use to measure your nose?
a centimeter
How long is a math foot?
A yard was defined by Henry I of England as the distance from his nose to the tip of his outstretched thumb. A foot was one third of a yard.
What is the distance form your nose to your outstretched finger is?
gram (g) :)
Stand with your arms raised out to your side the distance from your nose to your outstretched fingers is about 1?
Kilometer
How do you know when a skateboard is generic?
Generic means that both Tail and Nose are identicle. Measuring with your thumb and ring finger outstretched from the bolts is a sure way to find out.
What is the origin of a yard?
King Henry 1 (1069-1135) decreed the measurement to be from the tip of his nose to the thumb of his outstretched arm. Prior to that it was the length of a mans belt or girdle
How big is 36 inches?
36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard ~= distance between the nose and fingertips of the outstretched arm of a man.
What is the distance from your nose to your outstretched middle finger?
The distance from your nose to your outstretched middle finger is approximately one meter. Also, it is not only one half of your total armspan, but also one half of your total height, approximately. The metric system is a coherent system built on measuring fundamental properties of nature. For instance, the meter is 1/10,000 the distance from the equator to the poles, one liter is a cubic decimeter, and one calorie is the amount of energy to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius which is itself 1/100th of the temperature difference between the boiling and freezing points of water. The English system bases its measures on more prosaic things such as the distance from the nose to the end of the middle finger being 1 yard, the inch being the length of the last segment of the thumb the, foot being the length of a man's shoe and the mile being 1000 paces (mille pes).
What English measure did king hendry you define as the distance from his nose to his thumb?
King Henry I defined the English measure "inch" as the distance from his nose to his thumb when fully extended. This became the basis for the inch measurement still used today in the United States and other countries.
What does the expression thumb up your nose mean?
Doing nothing -- Standing around with your thumb up your nose.
Is your thumb as long as your nose?
No, usually a person's thumb is shorter than their nose. The nose is typically longer than the thumb.
What English measure did king Henry I define as the distance from his nose to his thumb?
Oh, dude, that's an easy one! King Henry I defined the English measure of a yard as the distance from his nose to his thumb. I mean, who needs a ruler when you've got a king with a big schnoz, am I right? Like, way to set the standard, Henry!
What English measure did King Henry I describe as the distance from his nose to his thumb?
That would be a yard. Usually, though, a yard was measured from nose to fingertips. Henry must have been quite big.
