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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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Put it here ... I can't wait to read it. I have the Captcha turned OFF but blogger insists it be there. You should be able to bypass it.
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Love them all and I linked this post to Happy Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Odie. ☺
The second is the old Intel gag.
ReplyDelete2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
There is nothing wrong with the measuring tapes, they are both accurate.
ReplyDeleteSandee, thank you!
ReplyDeleteedutcher, where do you learn these nuggets of wisdom?
ReplyDeletecaptcraig, I think you should take another look. Or am I not seeing something?
ReplyDeleteThe hook needs to be able to slide 1/16th of an inch because that is the thickness of the hook. This is important for getting the correct measure when measuring inside or outside distances. All tape measures have a sliding hook. What you have pictured is an innie and an outie. If you pulled the top one and pushed the bottom one they would be reversed.
ReplyDeleteCaptcraig, look again. When I look at it they're "pulling" on the same edge. One (bottom) is missing that 1/16" as you're talking about. The other (top) is missing 1/4". And look at the 1" mark on both. They are 3/16" apart, and when you look at their 2" marks they're 1/4" apart. Now the statement makes sense, huh.
ReplyDeleteI'm a woodworker, and I know tape measures. True story: My neighbor heard me working on my table saw. So he brought over a 3 foot long by 6 inches wide piece of pine he wanted me to narrow it by 1/4". We would end up with 5-3/4". Then he hands me his tape measure to use. I kid you not, the hook was so badly bent under it used up almost 1/2". So everytime he measured something it was almost 1/2" longer. We fixed it and he remeasured.
Is that Christmas Tinner a real thing? I kind of want some for my preps. It looks like something from bachelor days.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, I jumped the gun without looking at the detail.I suspect that the tape was cut short by 3/16ths during manufacture. Good call and I thought I was sharp :)
ReplyDeleteMikey, I don't think it could be real, but let me know if you find one.
ReplyDeletecaptcraig, I've had 74 years of scrutinizing things, and things like this just stick out for me.
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