It's a game a lot of us played as children—and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would ...

Another example is the hole that's usually found at the end of a tape measure, located on the metal hook. Its size and shape may slightly differ, but most tape measures will be equipped with this ...

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That’s because the tape is both robust and flexible; can be stored in a small container when retracted; and can reach far when extended. After a series of trial-and-error experiments, the engineers ...