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12 Quick Ways to Measure When You Don't Have a Ruler

Each of the following items can be used as a measuring device by multiplying its length bythte number of times it is used to measure the area in question.

  1. Credit Cards = 3 3/8" x 2 1/8"
  2. Business Cards = 3 1/2" x 2"
  3. Floor Tile = 12" x 12"
  4. U.S. Dollar Bill = 6 1/8" x 2 5/8"
  5. U.S. Quarter (diameter) = 1"
  6. U.S. Penny (diameter) = 3/4"
  7. Sheet of Paper 8 1/2" x 11"
  8. A Shoelace = 12" long
  9. A Tie = 24" long
  10. A Belt = 36" long on average
  11. Your Feet = 8 1/5" (average for men) 6 1/2" (average for women)
  12. Your Hair = 1" for Republican's 4" for Democrats

From the inside of a useful hat clip that I purchased from Chums.

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