What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

[Zombie_61]

Riiiiiight. What's a cubit?

 

[jamespowers]

The Ark should be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high.

 

[jamespowers]

Riiiiiight. What's a cubit?

well, it is the old measure that Egypt, Babylon and the Hebrews used. I figured the short cubit would be suffice as a middle ground but you can figure that the cubit can range from 17 1/2 inches to 20 1/2 inches.

 

[Zombie_61]

Riiiiiight. Am I on Candid Camera?

 

[Shangas]

A Cubit was an ancient form of measurement. More-or-less defined as half an arm's-length.

 

[jamespowers]

A Cubit was an ancient form of measurement. More-or-less defined as half an arm's-length.

Actually, fromt he elbow to the finger tips---which makes it sort of dependent on who is measuring.

 

[jamespowers]

Riiiiiight. Am I on Candid Camera?

Ok, tell us what is wrong.

 

[Zombie_61]

Sorry, it appears my references are somewhat obscure. This should solve that.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

So then what is a "taco" ?

Taco also means a heel, a tap or a plug.

 

[LizzieMaine]

A cubit was about the length of a man's hand and forearm -- probably about eighteen inches or so. I'll start gathering gopher wood. Somebody get the bitumen kettle boiling.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Riiiiiight. Am I on Candid Camera?

:eusa_clap
I had that album when I was a kid.

 

[jamespowers]

A cubit was about the length of a man's hand and forearm -- probably about eighteen inches or so. I'll start gathering gopher wood. Somebody get the bitumen kettle boiling.

Done.

 

[jamespowers]

Sorry, it appears my references are somewhat obscure. This should solve that.

Right. What's a cubit?

 

[Gregg Axley]

Speaking of measurement.
I won't miss any high tech phone, that has an app to it.
Personally I don't own one, but my wife does. It's for her work, and I rarely see her on it otherwise.
Apparently among the many apps available, is a ruler.
There is also a square footage app.
So you just type this stuff in your phone, and it tells you the square footage of a room.
Then it calculates the cost, and you can even order materials needed (for painting, wood, etc).
Forget the new math (let's not go through that again!), how about no math?
I heard a story on the radio a few weeks ago, and it was how "apps" are dumbing our society down.
When you stop figuring things out for yourself, your mental ability starts to get mushy.
I can see a flash light app, I've got a flashlight on my personal phone and it comes in handy.
But I'll measure a room and look up (online) how much material I need to do whatever the job entails.
If I had one of those I phone thingy's though, I might not be able to measure at all.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Right. What's a cubit?

A cubit is Picasso with a cold.

 

[Gregg Axley]

A cubit is Picasso with a cold.

 

[hatguy1]

Riiiiiight. What's a cubit?

I'm havin' Bill Cosby flashbacks. :eusa_clap

 

[HudsonHawk]

I can see a flash light app, I've got a flashlight on my personal phone and it comes in handy.

New fangled gadget. People don't even know how to light a torch anymore.

But I'll measure a room and look up (online) how much material I need to do whatever the job entails.
If I had one of those I phone thingy's though, I might not be able to measure at all.

It doesn't measure for you, does it? It simply does the online lookup for you, correct?

 

[Gregg Axley]

The app says it comes with a camera ruler and a body ruler.
Not sure how all that works.

The people that don't know how to light a torch, are the same ones with a crackling fire on dvd.

 

[Pinhead]

i'm havin' bill cosby flashbacks. :eusa_clap

"You Gunky!!"