# Thou to Feet (thou to ft) Source: https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/length/thou-to-feet/ **1 thou = 8.3333333333333E-5 ft** One thou equals exactly 1/12,000 of a foot (0.00008333 feet). Since 1 foot = 12 inches and 1 inch = 1,000 thou, a foot contains exactly 12,000 thou. The thou subdivides the foot into workshop-grade precision. ## Formula Convert Thou to Feet ## Conversion Table | Thou (thou) | Feet (ft) | |---|---| | 1 thou | 8.3333333333333E-5 ft | | 5 thou | 0.00041666666666667 ft | | 10 thou | 0.00083333333333333 ft | | 50 thou | 0.0041666666666667 ft | | 100 thou | 0.0083333333333333 ft | | 500 thou | 0.041666666666667 ft | | 1000 thou | 0.083333333333333 ft | | 5000 thou | 0.41666666666667 ft | | 12000 thou | 1 ft | | 24000 thou | 2 ft | | 50000 thou | 4.1666666666667 ft | | 100000 thou | 8.3333333333333 ft | ## Units ### Thou (thou) One thousandth of an inch (0.0254 mm). Also called a mil in the US. Used in engineering, manufacturing, and for measuring thin materials like plastic film. ### Foot (ft) An imperial unit of length equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters. Used in the US and UK for height, altitude, and construction. ## Background A foot is 12,000 thou. A 6-foot person is 72,000 thou tall. A 2x4 stud (actually 1.5 x 3.5 inches) is 1,500 x 3,500 thou. American construction uses feet for framing; thou for the hardware that holds it together. ## Good to Know The thou is the foot's precision grandchild: 1 foot = 12 inches = 12,000 thou. From king's foot to machinist's thou: three subdivisions, four orders of magnitude, and 800 years of precision evolution in one measurement family. ## FAQ ### How many feet is 1 thou? One thou equals exactly 1/12,000 of a foot (about 0.00008333 feet). ### How many thou are in 1 foot? One foot contains exactly 12,000 thou (12 inches x 1,000 thou/inch). ### When is thou-to-feet used? In American construction where framing is in feet but hardware tolerances are in thou. A door fits its frame to within 50-100 thou across a 7-foot opening. ## Non-Frequently Asked Questions ### How many thou tall am I? A 5-foot-10 person is 70,000 thou tall. Putting '70,000 thou' on your driver's license would require a wider card and a confused DMV clerk. Nobody measures body height in thou. Yet. ### How many thou of gap does a door need? A well-hung door needs about 62-125 thou (1/16 to 1/8 inch) of clearance on each side. Over a 7-foot (84,000 thou) door height, that is about 0.07-0.15% gap. Too tight: the door sticks in humid weather. Too loose: you see daylight. Door hanging is thou-level carpentry. ### If basketball hoops were specified in thou, how tall would they be? 10 feet = 120,000 thou. A regulation hoop must be 120,000 thou from the floor, plus or minus about 500 thou (0.5 inches). NBA referees do not carry thou gauges. They should. ## Related Articles - [Why We Measure: The Deepest Urge in Human Civilisation](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/why-we-measure) - [The Map Is Not the Territory: Why Every Measurement Is Wrong](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/the-map-is-not-the-territory) - [Zero: The Most Dangerous Number in Measurement](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/zero-the-most-dangerous-number-in-measurement) - [The Body as a Ruler: Every Measurement Unit That Came From Us](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/the-body-as-a-ruler) - [The Speed of Everything: How We Measure From Glaciers to Light](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/the-speed-of-everything) - [15 Obscure Measurement Units You've Never Heard Of (But Still Need)](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/obscure-measurement-units-guide) - [When Measurements Go Wrong - Disasters, Blunders and Happy Accidents](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/when-measurements-go-wrong) - [The Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Units of Measurement](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/stories-behind-measurement-units) - [Metric vs. Imperial - The Complete Guide to the World's Two Measurement Systems](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/metric-vs-imperial-complete-guide) - [Length & Distance Conversion Guide - Meters, Feet, Miles & Kilometers](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/blog/length-and-distance-guide) ## See Also - [Feet to Thou](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/length/feet-to-thou/)