Depending on what he's trying to measure. Both methods are correct for their respective sides.
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THE CYLINDER MUST NOT BE HARMED!!!
I'm not sure how amused I am that I understand this reference.
Take the average 🤷♂️
Method C. Sounding rod depth required to hit the prostate.
I know it sounds odd to do this on a tree, but trust me, it works.
Thrust*
Loggers should be called arbortionists.
The question is, are we talking about a very normal cylinder? (possibly stuck to something?)
It must remain unharmed
The only way to get an accurate measurement is to cut the branch off first.
It is imperative that the cylinder and the larger object remain unharmed.
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I'll ask the branch manager.
Method A on account that that would be the maximum usable length
As a skilled carpenter who's used to measuring wood, this is the only answer.
I'm interested in your wood measuring services.
... For a friend
Well..... It kinda depends. If I were to be ordering stock to recreate the branch or even if I were making a covering for the branch. I'd have to order at least 6 inches of material to cut down.
So I think it matters most how you are intending to use it.
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it took me way to long to realize y'all talking about penises ...
That's so innocent. Almost like a certain mythical character before opening her eponymous box...
I thought it was optimal street pathways at first, then trees, then got surprised by the amount of genitalia referencing comments then I "realised" thanks to this comment TT
This was my process exactly!
Well, it's two of us.
Down to the root
Measure from your feet, all the way up your legs, to the tip of your erect shaft, you say?
Tear off the branch and measure the total length.
I mean you joke but the actual rule of thumb is measuring from the crotch of the branch.
I measured like this when my first girlfriend asked what my size was. I told her it was 10". Suffice to say, she was definitely not impressed when the pants came off for the first time. 😅
Branches and other small cylinders can be sized using M&M tubes
The cylinder must remain unharmed
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The generally accepted method used by scientists is to firmly push your ruler against the base of tree at the top of the branch. This is called BPEL, or bark-pressed erect length.
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Half the length plus seven
Woop woop, 7.5cm! A personal best.
here is an authority on the matter
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=81bt0ZJLMas&pp=0gcJCUACo7VqN5tD&ra=m
I would use 0,5x(A+B) because chicks dig a big branch.
If you trim the bushes the branch looks bigger. Pro tip.
Shine a light directly down on it from above. Measure the shadow
You have to push the branch down with one hand, such that it is perpendicular to the trunk. With the other hand place a ruler to measure trunk to tip via method A. This gives the honest expectation of ''usable" length.
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