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#while a gunter chain is 4 rods = 44 cubits = 132 shaftments
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I've found my new favorite units chart (from wikimedia commons).
#units
#graphs
#I like that due to them only showing integer proportions you sometimes have to backtrack a lot to find common units to compare things
#like Ramsden's chain vs Gunter's chain
#a ramsden chain is 5 ropes = 20 steps = 40 paces = 200 shaftments
#while a gunter chain is 4 rods = 44 cubits = 132 shaftments
#so about two-thirds of a ramsden chain
#(actually exactly .66 of a ramsden chain so a little under two-thirds)
#also 'about half a foot' seems like a measurement that comes up a lot
#so it's good to know that that's called a shaftment
#definitely no off-color jokes to be made about that
#also funny that they only show integer proportions *except* for the finger/inch ratio
#which is 7/8
#I guess it just seemed to weird to have the finger floating off by itself
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