01-05-2005, 05:17 PM
Occhidiangela,Jan 5 2005, 09:00 AM Wrote:...What's a cubit? Are we done here? I think so, caffeine still roaring through the veins.I'm probably walking straight into the role of straight man in a burlesque act, but a cubit is a unit of measure where one uses the length of one's own forearm and flattened hand. I measure furniture by cubits when moving, as a means to fit things through doorways and whatnot. Easier than unrolling a measuring tape every thirty seconds.
Occhi
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I'd have to wonder just how soaking/coating the shaft of an arrow would affect its flight balance or long-term caisson storage (warpage and whatnot).
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.