Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoThe metric systemfeddit.deimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1328
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minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoIf you spread your arms, the distance between your hands is roughly equivalent to your body height.
minus-squareJickleMithers@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoNot always, it’s called the ape index and varies between each person. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_index
minus-squareCheskaz@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI hadn’t realised that was a real thing, and not just a thing climbers joke about…
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year ago My height/armspan: 190 cm, almost 2 meters and a little more than 2 yards My handspan and palm-to-fingertip: 20 cm ~= 8 inches
If you spread your arms, the distance between your hands is roughly equivalent to your body height.
Not always, it’s called the ape index and varies between each person. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_index
I hadn’t realised that was a real thing, and not just a thing climbers joke about…