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 Anonymous 1 year 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 Anonymous 1 year 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 Anonymous 1 year 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 Anonymous 1 year ago

Depends on what you mean by "exactly", because no, no one has ever had a foot that is exactly one foot long.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Except Henry VIII, whose measurements were the basis of the imperial system

by Anonymous 1 year 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 Anonymous 1 year ago

It is if that's how it's defined. Otherwise, exactness is unlikely

by Anonymous 1 year 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.

by Anonymous 1 year ago