The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agoIs this not how lumber is measured in other countries?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1890
arrow-up1890imageIs this not how lumber is measured in other countries?startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squarerockerface@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoOld Slavic customary measurements had “foot”, but also “palm” and “elbow” (roughly forearm length), as well as some less obvious body part based measurements
minus-squareNeon 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇹🇼🇮🇱 @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agohttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(Einheit) The Elle / Yard / Forearm is one of the oldest and most common ways of measurement
Old Slavic customary measurements had “foot”, but also “palm” and “elbow” (roughly forearm length), as well as some less obvious body part based measurements
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(Einheit)
The Elle / Yard / Forearm is one of the oldest and most common ways of measurement