Following is the text of the video. How to read a tape measure — and five surprising hacks. First, let's focus on the numbers. These numbers are inches. In-between each inch are various black ...

While many tape measures sold in the United States only have Standard American English (SAE) — or inch — measurements, many also feature a combination of both SAE and metric markings to ...

A tape measure is the single most-used tool on ... The PowerLock has a blade stand-out of 7 feet, 10 inches, which is on the upper side of the limit indicated by Clement and DeBoer.

Since its creation in the United Kingdom almost 200 years ago, tape measures have become essential for measuring things for personal, professional, and even legal use (as long as they've been ...