Question

In earlier centuries, people used body parts to make measurements. They might take 50 steps and call the distance 50 feet or measure the height of a horse in hand spans. What were the advantages and disadvantages of these types of measurements?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Advantages: Everyone has feet, many people have horses or know the size of a horse. So this provides an easy way to measure things.

Now think about the disadvantages, why wouldn't this type of measurement always work?

Answer 4

I think because you may not know how long the horse legs are.

Answer 5

Let me rephrase:

I have a size 10 shoe, say you have a size 6. I say the distance from us to the store is 1000 feet. But you walk to the store, and find that it's actually 1300 feet.

Can you spot the disadvantage of using feet?