What is a cubit? Why can it not be a standard unit of measurement?
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an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm.
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why os cubit not a standard unit
Cubits make as much sense as feet, inches, miles, furlongs, etc. We still use stone-age measures in the USA because merchants like to keep consumers confused.
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cubit is the measurement starts from the tip of middle finger till the elbow of the person's hand. It is not taken as a standard measurement due to it based on the hand of the person, and a person can contains small hand as well as big hand right.
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