alt Hacker NewsThere's a reason that the English system of measurement had things like "hand" and "foot" - because when you're not measuring things exactly, close enough and commonly available is fine.
There's a reason that the English system of measurement had things like "hand" and "foot" - because when you're not measuring things exactly, close enough and commonly available is fine.
Only, I think, a foot is actually a half a cubit (length from elbow to fingertip). So, sort of a misnomer, rounded to the nearest body part.