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They used body measurements to foot of man
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How did people measure things before the inventions such as rulers?
People used to measure with their body parts, such as the length or width of their hand, the length of the foot, etc.
What are things that measure 1 meter?
Rulers and tape measures.
What are used to measure things?
Many things, like rulers, measuring cups, and yard sticks.
What do we use to measure things?
rulers, tape measures, yard sticks, and my favorite... guesstimation =P
Things used for measure a clothes?
*TAPE MEASURE*METRIC RULERS*METER STICKthats all I know...Thank you!!!!
How do rulers help you mesure things?
They help you measure things by telling u the inches and centimeters of an object....Just place it where u want to measure
Why are discoveries diffrerent from inventions?
discoveries are things that we find that other people made.
How did new inventions things change people's lives in 1920?
They learnt to count!
Do humans have original ideas and inventions or are they all preprogrammed at source?
this is a philosophical question which science can not answer. science deals which things one can measure and quantify
What things can be measure in metric?
people
Why was the customary measurement system invented?
Because people needed to measure things - to trade for example, or so that rulers could judge the wealth of their subjects and so set tax levels. The early measurement units were crude and based on readily available things.
What tool is used to measure linear dimension?
linear=line....so anything to measure flat things...rulers, tape measures, ect
