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List of human-based units of measurement (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by merde to c/[email protected]

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This is a list of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human-based. These units are thus considered to be human scale and anthropocentric. A cross-cultural review of body-based measurement systems has found such units to be ubiquitous worldwide.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Wanna hit my Morgan?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My industry still uses fathoms

In the US of course

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I can do one nimesha in the blink of an eye.

[–] merde 1 points 1 month ago