I already know that part of my thumb is about an inch long, so I can use that as a (somewhat small) ruler – ergo the “rule of thumb”. There are many other such tricks out there that range from the interesting to the truly useful (YMMV) and there is even a web site: RulesofThumb.org where you can peruse these!
If you like trivia like I do, give it a try!
And this being the internet, I am sure I will get comments on the origin of “rule of thumb”…
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation 🙂 Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Carambola.
Interestingly enough, the “Rule of Thumb” actually has nothing to do with discipline with a stick. It is actually derived from a Polynesian term that means why are you still reading this drivel…..
Booyah!