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At some point, someone's foot was exactly one foot long. amirite?
by Anonymous2 years ago
Fun fact: before accepted standardized units of measure, middle ages rulers would adjust them to their benefits. Especially when it came to land measurements.
by Anonymous2 years ago
Ah Jaque Le Foote. He wanted to go by metric standards in France but he couldn't measure up.
So he left his homeland to seek out a cobbler that could adorn his odd feet with the proper shoes.
Well the cobbler said after he was done. I have created quite the feat for Mr. Le Foote....hence the name was born by the odd size of that dude's feet.
by Anonymous2 years ago
Is that the actual legend behind the foot measurement?
Jack the foot. Sounds like a gangster. Technically, he didn't have odd sized feet either if they measured at an even 30.48 centimetres. 🤣
by Anonymous2 years ago
I'm pretty sure the foot measurement was based on a king's feet, not sure which one but I'm sure google will answer it..
by Anonymous2 years ago
Depends on what you mean by "exactly", because no, no one has ever had a foot that is exactly one foot long.
by Anonymous2 years ago
Except Henry VIII, whose measurements were the basis of the imperial system
by Anonymous2 years ago
Basis of =/= exactly.
Unless you want to sit here and tell me you think there is no chance that his foot and the foot measurement were off by say 1/10,947,382 inches.
by Anonymous2 years ago
It is if that's how it's defined. Otherwise, exactness is unlikely
by Anonymous2 years ago
Feet grow, so literally everybody with feet currently larger than 1' had feet which were exactly 12.000000" at some point in their lives.
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