WHY THE END OF A TAPE MEASURE IS LOOSE

—R.B.
CAN‘T STOP THINKING ABOUT

I knew of someone so annoyed by the loose end of a tape measure, that he hammered the rivets holding it on until it was satisfactorily secure. In doing so, he defeated one of the tape measure’s features. The “hook”—that’s what it’s called—is...

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