In my experience, most adults cannot estimate 2 metres with any accuracy at all! Most technical people can!
It does not help when the Imperial brigade short-change us, as they usually do. The describe the social distance as six feet, which is distinctly short measure. Occasionally one sees 6 ft 6 in, which is closer, near as makes no difference. In fact 2 metres to the nearest inch is 6 ft 7 in.
In my experience, most adults cannot estimate 2 metres with any accuracy at all! Most technical people can!
It does not help when the Imperial brigade short-change us, as they usually do. The describe the social distance as six feet, which is distinctly short measure. Occasionally one sees 6 ft 6 in, which is closer, near as makes no difference. In fact 2 metres to the nearest inch is 6 ft 7 in.
