SC - Rules of thumb
kat
kat at kagan.com
Wed Aug 27 11:47:14 PDT 1997
Please pardon the off-topic veering, but...
kimib2 at aol.com posted the following
>>
>> Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip a thumb or finger
>> into the mix to find the right temperature for adding yeast. Too cold,
>> and
>> the yeast wouldn't grow. Too hot, and the yeast would die. This thumb
>> in the
>> beer is where we get the phrase "rule of thumb".
Actually, the phrase is from an old Puritan law. Apparently, it was perfectly legal for a husband to beat his wife in Puritan New England, so long as he used a stick no wider in diameter than his own thumb. This originated the phrase "rule of thumb." Learned this while working at a women's shelter...
Keep in mind that advertising is just advertising... no matter how good it sounds... :-)
- kat
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