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> I don't think Taleb goes into the why.
You can measure rope and cloth using cubits by wrapping them around the fist (which holds one end) and the elbow.
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> I don't think Taleb goes into the why.
You can measure rope and cloth using cubits by wrapping them around the fist (which holds one end) and the elbow.