I learned how humans started using measurement and how we went from using referents like body parts to using measurements like the metric system, I’ve never really thought about how measurements came to be, but it’s actually quite interesting. One thing that we learned about was the cubit which is an ancient measuring unit which measured length. It is the length of your forearm from your fingertips to the end of your elbow. It isn’t used today but it’s kind of weird knowing that people thousands of years ago actually built working buildings and structures with the cubit unit.
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