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  • un2xs
    Old Slow Fat Guy
    • Jul 2020
    • 558
    • Manhappening Kansas
    #1

    Thumb distance

    News feeds are odd things in that every now and then they show you something that is actually useful. One such crossed my screen today.

    Want to estimate distance with your thumb?
    https://www.mathsisfun.com/measure/e...-distance.html

    Tis a useful trick that seems to work. All you need is a thumb, two eyes and a good idea of how long a reference item is... such as a doorway or a car.

    Here is the original article that led me to the other one:
    https://lifehacker.com/how-to-estima...=pocket-newtab
    Last edited by un2xs; 08-05-2022, 09:22 PM.
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    • scottieb
      Member since 2004
      • Jul 2020
      • 3948
      • Lincoln, Nebraska
      #2
      This is really neat. Time to take the kids out and start estimating distances!

      Thank you for the post!
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        • bored383
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          • Jul 2020
          • 2264
          • Sandy Eggo
          #3
          good old rule of thumb
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            • un2xs
              Old Slow Fat Guy
              • Jul 2020
              • 558
              • Manhappening Kansas
              #4
              Would this method be analog or digit-al?

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                • Siress
                  SāŒ€.650" x 3.5g; F1979-17
                  • Jul 2020
                  • 1318
                  • Central MA
                  #5
                  Originally posted by un2xs
                  Would this method be analog or digit-al?
                  Did you start this thread just for this pun?

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                    • un2xs
                      #5.1
                      un2xs commented
                      08-07-2022, 08:25 AM
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                      No. But after a bit I had to return to this thread. Something was bugging me but I just couldn't put my thumb on it.
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