Neat toy

[Mickwhitt 4,796]

Hi guys.  I was perusing the Internet based purveyors of adult shiny toys this morning and came across this little nugget of engineering elegance.

It's a rotary tape measure, without a tape.

 

Roll the edge along the thing you want to measure, each rotation is 10cm [an imperial version is also available], 

Each revolution produces a click that you count in your Organic, analogue computer (brain), multiply the click by ten and add the scale reading to arrive at the length measured (young people may have to get an adult to help out here).

Great for uneven or curved surfaces. 

If you have a few dollars burning a hole in your pocketses then one of these could be a fine gift. 

[ri702bill 8,570]

Sounds like a sobriety test to me.. 

[ebinmaine 68,898]

Sounds way too simple. 

 

Very cool.

[SylvanLakeWH 26,159]

I use a 'bout tool... never need a tool box for it... free use whenever needed... always correct IMHO... 

 

as in, "eh... that's 'bout right..." 

[ebinmaine 68,898]

25 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

I use a 'bout tool... never need a tool box for it... free use whenever needed... always correct IMHO... 

 

as in, "eh... that's 'bout right..." 

 

 

That's Trina's method about 99.999% of the time

[Mickwhitt 4,796]

I posted the same item on a UK engineering workshop forum.

 

It's a wonder that at 11.35 GMT you guys didn't hear the sudden cry....

 

"HOW MUCH? ILL MEK WON MESSEN!"

 

 

[Ed Kennell 39,254]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

I use a 'bout tool... never need a tool box for it... free use whenever needed... always correct IMHO... 

 

as in, "eh... that's 'bout right..." 

I use body parts.   

thumb width = 1"

middle finger = 4"

thumb tip to pinky tip = 9"    This is my most used measure.   Minimum length for white perch and Atlantic croaker in Delaware is 9"

wing span = 68"      This is normally equal to your height BTW

Edited December 12, 2024 by Ed Kennell

[953 nut 56,201]

Or you can use the biblical unit of measure, the CUBIT which is from your finger tips to your elbow.  Since God didn't make all of us the same size I don't think the cubit would fit neatly into engineering standards but it did work for Noah when he built the Ark.

[gt14rider 808]

Looks interesting, but l have 5 or 6 tape measures, big, bright orange or yellow, and I can never find them.  I'd misplace that thing in a minute.   

[8ntruck 7,189]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Sounds way too simple. 

 

Very cool.

Simple is also elegant.

 

[c-series don 9,065]

For those not so precise measurements you can always use the ole’ Eyecrometer. You know, just give it a good look and a guess!🤣

[ebinmaine 68,898]

We use kinda close, not close, gettin close, so close, and that sounded expensive.....

[rmaynard 15,737]

6 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Since God didn't make all of us the same size I don't think the cubit would fit neatly into engineering standards but it did work for Noah when he built the Ark.

And therein lies the reason why he didn't have room for the unicorn.

[ebinmaine 68,898]

6 hours ago, 953 nut said:

the CUBIT

 

That goes back a lot further than your book.....

 

[Bar Nuthin 794]

10 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

Internet based purveyors of adult shiny toys

 

I don't know what you plan on measuring with that, but please don't post any pictures! 

[kpinnc 12,842]

12 hours ago, Mickwhitt said:

It's a rotary tape measure, without a tape.

No sir, that is a fidget spinner for grown ups! I want one! 

[kpinnc 12,842]

8 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Or you can use the biblical unit of measure, the CUBIT which is from your finger tips to your elbow.  Since God didn't make all of us the same size I don't think the cubit would fit neatly into engineering standards but it did work for Noah when he built the Ark.

So long as the engineer AND builder are the same guy, you’re in good shape! 

Edited December 12, 2024 by kpinnc

[Achto 27,927]

9 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

wing span = 68"      This is normally equal to your height BTW

 

Less your a freak like me. 6'1" in height, 6'7" wing span. I can lay my shoulders on the top rail of a 6.5 truck box & bend my finger tips over the front & tailgate. 

 

I don't like bananas ! My wife is always trying to get me to eat them. Always tell her "No thanks, I've evolved". With the info above in her arsenal her reply is always "OK, knuckle dragger"  

Edited December 12, 2024 by Achto

[ebinmaine 68,898]

30 minutes ago, Achto said:

Less your a freak like me

 

I'm not quite that "bad" but 72 1/2" tall and 76 1/2" wide....

 

[Handy Don 12,673]

On 12/12/2024 at 9:06 AM, 953 nut said:

but it did work for Noah when he built the Ark

One builder so a bespoke measuring system!

Always explain things in terms the listener understands, right?