How to measure growth?
Each of us is familiar with this situation: you need to know urgently the growth of a person, and roulettes, rulers or other measuring tools are not at hand. In this article, we will share with you small household tricks how to measure growth using the most unexpected items.
When there is nothing at hand
When you have absolutely nothing, but your feet and arms are always with you. Although we are all different, however, there are some parts of the human body that have all the same dimensions.
Death on your index finger nailphalanx. In most people, it is equal to the reference English inch, that is, 2.5 cm. For larger scale measurements, you can measure the length of your own foot. The length of the middle-sized foot is equal to the classical English foot - 30.5 cm. Having these two basic values, you can find out your own growth, at least in approximate values.
How to measure the growth of a person? To do this, you need to take off your shoes, stand with your back against a wall or other vertical surface, touching it with calves, buttocks, back and the back of your head. Growth is measured by placing a flat object (for example, a book) on your head, so that it touches the wall, and has a strictly horizontal arrangement.
When there is something at hand
How to measure your growth with the help of ordinary things? The best option can be a notebook in a box. Everyone knows for sure that the size of the cells is 5 mm.
Russian paper notes have the followingdimensions along the length: in nominal value 10 - 500 rubles - 150 mm, 1 thousand - 5 thousand rubles - 157 mm. The passport of a Russian citizen is 125 mm in length, that is, 8 passports will make you 1 meter. Our "famous" faceted glass is 90 mm in height and 65 mm in diameter.
Modern coins can also provide youInvaluable help. The diameter of 5 Soviet kopecks and 5 Russian rubles is 25 mm. 23 mm has a coin worth 2 rubles. The ruble coin is 20.5 mm, and 50 kopecks in diameter is 19.5 mm. The difference between the ruble and the fifty-kopeck piece is 1 mm, and their sum is 40 mm.
How to measure the growth of a dog
Correctly the growth of a dog or a cat is measured only by a special rostomer. For this procedure, they are placed directly on a flat and stable surface, for example, on a table.
Determine where the animal withers. When the dog stands still, it will be the highest point of the back. In the dorsal region, the first five vertebrae form. Visually, it (withers) is defined as a slight elevation between the back of the dog and its neck.
To exclude an error with the level of withers, putdog on the back of a notebook or a thin book. Then release the animal and measure the distance between the table and the book. Alternatively, the growth of the dog can be measured against the wall, perpendicularly attaching a rigid notebook to it or making a mark with a pencil.
