Article: A sliding caliper is basically a ruler with two pincers attached to it. One pincer is stationary at the end of the ruler, and the other slides so you can measure the distance between the pincers. You can use a caliper intended for medical purposes, or even one made for home improvement or automotive uses. You can take the measurement with a caliper yourself, but it's much easier to get an accurate measurement if someone else does it for you. If you don't have a caliper, you'll have to improvise and use your thumb and forefinger and a ruler to take a less accurate measurement. Slide the pincers apart so they are comfortably wider than the elbow. Hold the caliper up to the elbow so that the stationary pincer and the base of the caliper are snug against the elbow. Slide the movable pincer until it is also snug against the elbow. The pincers should be pointed straight up at the same angle as the lower arm. The pincers should be firmly against the bones of your elbow, but you don't need to squeeze them tightly. You should be able to slide the caliper straight down off the elbow without loosening the pincers. If you only need a relatively accurate elbow measurement, pinch the thumb and forefinger of your non-dominant hand against either side of your dominant elbow. Your thumb and forefinger should be pointed upward at the same angle as your lower arm, and you should try to measure at the elbow's widest point. Pinch firmly enough that you feel the bone in your elbow, but don't squeeze your thumb and forefinger with full pressure. Unlike using calipers, it's just as easy for you to do this less-accurate measurement yourself as it is to have a friend do it. Try your best to keep your thumb and forefinger in the same position, and slide them off of your elbow. Hold a ruler between them, or rest them on a ruler placed on a desktop. Record the measurement as accurately as you can. It's impossible for you to keep your thumb and forefinger in the exact same position the whole time, so this measurement can never be reliably accurate with any real precision. You might want to repeat the measurement a few times and use the average.
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Have a friend use a sliding caliper to measure, if possible. Measure the widest part of the elbow with the caliper. Use your other thumb and forefinger as a makeshift caliper, if needed. Measure the width between your thumb and forefinger with a ruler.
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