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| December 14, 2007 02:11PM |
Palms and fingers almost for certain 
Originally, whose?
Can we dust the earliest rod recovered for fingerprints?
Seriously, that question borders on the "educated guess" because most likely we'll never know...
Why (7) Palms of (4) fingers? why not 4 or 8 or 12?
Lunar cycles?
Fertility cycles?
It did occur to me natural is also highly useful...
Ever try to measure a room for tile with a 12" ruler? Its a Royal PIA...
A (7) Palms of (4) fingers rod isn't too short or long to be useful...
One person can run it and see/mark both ends...
It would take two people to hold & mark a (12) palms of (4) fingers rod...
So when natural meets utility maybe the Ae liked the duality?
Jammer
Originally, whose?
Can we dust the earliest rod recovered for fingerprints?
Seriously, that question borders on the "educated guess" because most likely we'll never know...
Why (7) Palms of (4) fingers? why not 4 or 8 or 12?
Lunar cycles?
Fertility cycles?
It did occur to me natural is also highly useful...
Ever try to measure a room for tile with a 12" ruler? Its a Royal PIA...
A (7) Palms of (4) fingers rod isn't too short or long to be useful...
One person can run it and see/mark both ends...
It would take two people to hold & mark a (12) palms of (4) fingers rod...
So when natural meets utility maybe the Ae liked the duality?
Jammer
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