Measure inches worksheet

This comes from a 340-year-old book that I’ve been reading. It may seem simple because the text says half-quarter which just sounds like an eighth, yeah I’d be inclined to assume that as well. Unfortunately I have gotten about 100 pages into it and it uses the word eighth for a measurement… much to my dismay. "150 Nonpareil (6pt) to make 1 foot gives 12.5 Nonpareil for an inch, and consequently 25 scabbords for an inch; so by proportion, 15 scabbords and 1/3 part of a scabbords, gives 5/8 part of an inch." so it might not and don’t even get me started on trying to figure out the foot Which I also kind of need to figure that out to figure this out so is greatly appreciated. The text comes from “Moxon’s Mechanick Exercises” which has a table for how many pieces of the of a certain point size fit in a “foot” problem is that the foot is 12.5 modern inches plus or minus 5/16” please I’m at wits end with this godforsaken measurement. it’s the same issue as trying to make something from an old recipe. We don’t know the size of the cups and you don’t know what kind of eggs they were using so when you try to re-create Napoleon’s cake, it doesn’t work. Got a love that standardization, THANK YOU NIST.

I have a Mongoose Switchback and am concerned that the bottom bracket is too large in length to fit a BAFANG mid drive motor. I measured the bracket as 3 inches which seems just out of range for the average motor. Anyone have experience with this bike or issue?

The current layout in a fully gutted kitchen below: https://imgur.com/nGIH4C7
Two tricky parts to note. One, the load bearing wall that we can't shorten. Plus the corner windows that create the "rounded" top left corner start about 24 inches off the floor so you can't just put a countertop across them without bricking up the window. We are getting new windows in the kitchen so not the end of the world, but this is a brick house so more $ to change window sizes. Will mention, the closet is the only one we have for the front (not pictured but right below dining room) and back entrance, so we want to avoid getting rid of it.
We would like a large island since we don't want to re-build another breakfast nook. My wife also wants a more walk in butlers pantry (+/- dry bar in between the kitchen and dining room). There is an exhaust fan in the laundry area, so I think storing things in there shouldn't be bad. My wife is ok with closing the passage between the kitchen and dinning, but I think it's a bad idea.
Here was our initial leading layout after much deliberation. It would extent the width of the laundry/pantry by 1.5 ft (7.5 width). We would brick up the left most window on the top wall. Although, I just realized we can just shorten the window so a cabinet goes under it, but it would be close to the stove though (not sure if good idea). Btw, it was my idea to put the sink by the window rather than island because I do the dishes most often and I don't like interrupting an island. Each block is 1x1ft btw if you want approximate measurements. https://imgur.com/OeI9dIc
We talked to our contractor and he felt that bricking up a window is a bad idea (we didn't ask about just resizing to be honest). He felt that we are planning too large of a pantry given our kitchen size. He is probably right, we are simple cooks and can't say it is our passion. He recommended something more simple and cheaper (we asked him to always give us those options). It keeps the pantry/laundry width the same at 6ft, but blocks off the entrance to dinning: https://imgur.com/o1CCDFd
He is probably right about the size. However, I really don't like closing up the extra entrance to dining from kitchen and my wife kind of likes our original layout. We came up with a mix of the two (although we made the closet smaller and decided to stack the washer and dryer). This saves the pass through, gives my wife that little wet/prep bar before the dining room, and the fridge is in a slightly better spot. However, we are confused about what to do with this empty ~6' 6" x 9' 9" to the left of the kitchen and above the back door. https://imgur.com/GL0BVv3
Love to get some feedback. Thoughts on pantry/laundry size. Thoughts on layout of the 3 options we came up with so far. Perhaps you can recommend something completely different?

The current layout in a fully gutted kitchen below: https://imgur.com/nGIH4C7
Two tricky parts to note. One, the load bearing wall that we can't shorten. Plus the corner windows that create the "rounded" top left corner start about 24 inches off the floor so you can't just put a countertop across them without bricking up the window. We are getting new windows in the kitchen so not the end of the world, but this is a brick house so more $ to change window sizes. Will mention, the closet is the only one we have for the front (not pictured but right below dining room) and back entrance, so we want to avoid getting rid of it.
We would like a large island since we don't want to re-build another breakfast nook. My wife also wants a more walk in butlers pantry (+/- dry bar in between the kitchen and dining room). There is an exhaust fan in the laundry area, so I think storing things in there shouldn't be bad. My wife is ok with closing the passage between the kitchen and dinning, but I think it's a bad idea.
Here was our initial leading layout after much deliberation. It would extent the width of the laundry/pantry by 1.5 ft (7.5 width). We would brick up the left most window on the top wall. Although, I just realized we can just shorten the window so a cabinet goes under it, but it would be close to the stove though (not sure if good idea). Btw, it was my idea to put the sink by the window rather than island because I do the dishes most often and I don't like interrupting an island. Each block is 1x1ft btw if you want approximate measurements. https://imgur.com/OeI9dIc
We talked to our contractor and he felt that bricking up a window is a bad idea (we didn't ask about just resizing to be honest). He felt that we are planning too large of a pantry given our kitchen size. He is probably right, we are simple cooks and can't say it is our passion. He recommended something more simple and cheaper (we asked him to always give us those options). It keeps the pantry/laundry width the same at 6ft, but blocks off the entrance to dinning: https://imgur.com/o1CCDFd
He is probably right about the size. However, I really don't like closing up the extra entrance to dining from kitchen and my wife kind of likes our original layout. We came up with a mix of the two (although we made the closet smaller and decided to stack the washer and dryer). This saves the pass through, gives my wife that little wet/prep bar before the dining room, and the fridge is in a slightly better spot. However, we are confused about what to do with this empty ~6' 6" x 9' 9" to the left of the kitchen and above the back door. https://imgur.com/GL0BVv3
Love to get some feedback. Thoughts on pantry/laundry size. Thoughts on layout of the 3 options we came up with so far. Perhaps you can recommend something completely different?

I am tracking literally every food that goes into my mouth - and not just by appearance, but I weigh and measure everything. I only drink seltzer water. I always stay under 30 carbs (most days under 20). I go to the gym 5 days a week - 3 days of StrongLifts and 2 of cardio. I have noticed that my clothes started fitting better after the first week, which is nice, but I feel like I should have maybe actually lost some weight, especially considering that I have quite a bit to lose.
It is extremely frustrating to be doing everything right and not seeing the scale change at all. In addition, I feel like I’m actually getting weaker at the gym. I haven’t been able to increase my lifting amounts in several weeks because I fail when I try. I actually can’t do regular overhead press at all anymore, and have to use a machine. I use an elliptical for warm ups, cool down, and cardio days, and my legs feel weak and heavy the whole time. I recently upped my protein intake after realizing it was fairly low, and also changed my calorie intake for strenuous activity where I had it as sedentary before. I don’t eat back my exercise calories. I also just got a measuring tape so I can see if I’m still losing inches after the initial water drop that made my clothes fit better, because the frustration of the scale not moving is making me want to give up.
So all this rantiness aside, for anyone who has experienced this, how did you get past it? Do you maybe see something that I’m doing wrong that I might have missed? I am open to all suggestions except “all you have to do is eAt LeSs AnD mOvE aRoUnD mOrE” which I’ve heard my whole life and am actively doing with no success 😫

I need to get this off my chest as I had this thought and need AEW to do this. Plain and simple as the title says we NEED to have Jericho teach him how to be 7 feet tall.
Just one week have Big Bill say to Jericho "I got horrible news! I measured myself and Im only 6'10" and not 7 feet tall!" Jericho will then reassure Big Bill that he will teach Big Bill how to be 7 feet tall at which point Big Bill will say "But you CANT TEACH THAT!" and Jericho will respond with "Just watch me."
Then spend the next few weeks with vignettes of Jericho having Big Bill do different stretches and exercises to help him regain his lost two inches with the pay off that Big Cass DOES get back to 7 feet tall and Jericho can say he did the impossible and taught someone how to be 7 feet tall.
Alright Tony...the first one is free but the rest I gotta start charging.

I would like specific measurements, not just "Oh they're 7-inch scale."

Hi Everyone,
On Mothers Day morning, which was also my birthday, I started spotting, which was my very first bleeding down there during my entire pregnancy. I was supposed to be coming up on 17 weeks the following Monday. Long story short, I went to the ER Monday night and they discovered no fetal heartbeat and he was only measuring 13 weeks. They are unsure why it happened (but we later on sent in fetal tissue (the umbilical cord) so they can do further testing.)
I ended up waiting a few days before going through with misoprostol to quicken the process of going into labor. I took the medicine Thursday morning and had a day of what felt like a hell with the awful contractions I was having. At 8pm he was born - everything came out in my hand at once, his body, umbilical chord and placenta. He’s about 4 inches tall and has all fingers and all toes. He is currently in our fridge right now and will be with us one more night before we let the funeral service take him to be stored and then cremated next week.
This is by far the most traumatic experience of my life. I’ve donated my eggs in the passed (4 times) and have 5 living biological children from those donations in different parts of the world. I am 28 years old and my partner (28M) are both healthy. With this being our first try for our own child and having a late missed miscarriage I just feel so discouraged. I feel like I’ve failed and we will never get our first child back again.
Has anyone gone through anything similar? How long did you wait to try again? I am having the worst bleeding and cramping of my life, and it’s only been a day and a half. I am having very mixed emotions but just really badly want to be pregnant again. Seeing a tiny baby human come out of me, lifeless, there are just no words for the grief and loss I am feeling. Thank you for reading.

I know for jeans you measure from the bottom of the pants crotch to the very top of the pants. For example, 8 inches would be considered a low rise. How exactly do you determine the rise of a skirt?

In this post I'm only talking about countries that officially use the metric system but measure human height in feet and inches.
During the process of metrication, lots of different imperial/local units were phased out and replaced with metric ones. However, human height is one glaring exception (not necessarily the only one, but this post is going to focus on it).
Here is a post from an Australian sub where they talk about using the metric system for virtually everything besides human height. It isn't just Australia, but it seems to apply to most countries that are part of the British Commonwealth. Kenya, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, etc. from what I know all exclusively measure human height in the imperial system despite adopting the metric system decades ago and using it for everything else. There also doesn't seem to be any signs that the younger generation in those countries is going to make the switch to metric units for human height and it looks like they're going to continue measuring it in imperial units indefinitely.
So what would you say is the main reason that human height measurement was retained from the imperial system when the majority were phased out? What needs to be done to get human height to be measured in imperial units instead among countries that officially adopted the metric system at least? And why do you think that hasn't been done given that these countries made an effort to adopt the metric system that was mostly successful otherwise?