001 = Sizing Shoes and Selling Organs
A Problem Squared
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The European Shoe Sizes Are Offset by One and Half Centimeters
European sizes increase by a set amount each time, but they're two thirds of a centimeter. So if you go from 44 to 45, your foot is in theory, roughly seven millimeters longer. A European shoe size one fits a foot of negative 0.8 centimeters. It turns out there was yet another way of sizing shoes - Mondo Point.
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