Virginia apgar to. Smoot who later became the chairman of the american national standards institute and then the president of the international organization for standardization the unit is used to measure the length of the harvard bridgecanonically and originally in 1958 when smoot was a lambda chi alpha pledge at mit class of. Especially because its exact quantity may not be well known or that it may be an inconvenient multiple or fraction of a base units. Make sure that when you circle your. However since odd band sizes dont exist you will need to add 1 to odd numbered measurements. Her measurements at the time were 70 48 52.

Indeed it is the very first test all of us took. Her bra size was 48v. Thats a 7 difference or a ddddg cup. Since then her breasts have grown to 72zzz and she tops the scale at 345 pounds. When taking these measurements use a cloth tape measure not a metal one. The apgar score was devised in 1952 by dr.

When taking body measurements you need to use the correct type of tape measure. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of measurement that does not form part of a coherent system of measurement. Lets say your underbust measurement is 35 and your overbust measurement is 42. Each breast weighed 28 pounds and she weighed 270. Apgar score if you were born in the past 50 years or so chances are you have an apgar score. In 1999 the guinness world records declared norma stitz as having the biggest natural breasts in the world and also the owner of the largest bra.

Humans like to measure things distance mass time you name it weve measured it. Do not use a metal measuring tape such as is used in construction it will be inaccurate. This definition is not exact since it includes units such as the week or the light year which are quite usual in the sense that they are often. You will want to use a soft cloth or flexible plasticrubber tape measure such as is used in sewing. Your underbust measurement is odd so you add 1 leading to a band size of 36. The smoot is a unit of length defined as the height in 1958 of oliver r.

The process for getting your body measurements is simple. For example knowing how to measure waist and hips is common knowledge but some women do not know exactly where to start stop the measurement for a more accurate result. And along the way people have come up with some interesting and unusual units of measurements.

Gallery of Odd Body Measurements