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<![CDATA[basmin @ 11/13/2009 11:52:00 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q13nice tips.]]><![CDATA[diolt @ 10/27/2009 10:28:37 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q12<![CDATA[specialknfnd @ 10/22/2009 4:04:56 PM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q11« Moogle : I think the first comment hand it right:

"Nice … but wait … only 300 millions people use these units ! The other 6 billions use meters."

:pYeah, nothing's worth doing for less than a billion people. /s]]><![CDATA[extc68 @ 10/21/2009 3:17:28 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q10<![CDATA[jhordie @ 10/20/2009 9:18:16 PM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q9« bcgrote : We all spent a few minutes finding our "own" measure for a yard. For one friend, it's from her nose to her fingers of her outstretched arm. For me, it's where my finger touches my same should comfortably, across my chest, to where my fingers can hold the fabric in a pincer. It's automatic for me to 'feel' that length now. For a seamstress, it's an almighty useful measurement!

This is good data!Yep, my mom taught me the one from my nose (head turned to the right) to the ends of the fingers of the outstretched left arm. I thought it was a bunch of hooey until I measured it and it was pretty much right on.]]><![CDATA[bcgrote @ 10/20/2009 8:28:27 PM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q8
This is good data!]]><![CDATA[jhordie @ 10/20/2009 3:33:50 PM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q7
Like it says at the bottom of the article, all hands are different, so measure yours and use it for a ruler! :D (I would also think this would work for those using metric)]]><![CDATA[Moogle @ 10/20/2009 11:46:32 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q6
"Nice … but wait … only 300 millions people use these units ! The other 6 billions use meters."

:p]]><![CDATA[germanbini @ 10/20/2009 11:36:17 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q5
If you want to quickly find out if a shoe might fit you without taking off your shoes right away to try it on, hold the shoe up in between your inner elbow and wrist. That is approximately the size of your foot.]]><![CDATA[DaftGretel @ 10/20/2009 11:03:02 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q4<![CDATA[KerOBeroS32 @ 10/20/2009 10:14:53 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q3
Clever way to measure things in a pinch, but unless you know your ACTUAL measurements, they will always be incorrect...]]><![CDATA[indisguise @ 10/20/2009 10:06:55 AM]]>http://tech.plime.com/l/134889/1/rss0_91.rss#q2