How are the four amot measured for purposes of carrying in the public domain on Shabbat?
Synopsis
Each person is entitled to four amot in the public domain; the question is whether measurement is by one's own forearm or an average forearm.
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Are the four amot measured as a square (four amot straight) or including the diagonal (approximately five and three-fifths amot)?
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