Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoThe metric systemfeddit.deimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1328
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minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoIf you spread your arms, the distance between your hands is roughly equivalent to your body height.
minus-squareJickleMithers@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoNot always, it’s called the ape index and varies between each person. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_index
minus-squareCheskaz@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI hadn’t realised that was a real thing, and not just a thing climbers joke about…
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years 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…