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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What's your frame of reference when using imperial?

[–] Shampiss@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

The inch is 3 grains of barley of course! At least the kind of barley they had In the 14th century. Alternatively the length of 12 poppy seeds in a line. You probably have lots of those lying around your house right?

The foot is about the size of a clown shoe, duh!

And the mile is about the length of 1000 paces from a malnourished roman soldier

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

And inch is the length of a finger between knuckles, a foot is the obvious and a yard is the length of my stride