"A tape measure will help you quickly answer these and other questions," said Mr. Deutsch, who uses the 25-foot Stanley PowerLock Tape Measure (about $10).
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One inch too short (you brought a tape measure, right?).
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But don't run to find a tape measure just yet.
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You need a tape measure or ruler and an assistant.
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You should also consider the Stanley PowerLock 215-Foot Tape Measure, the WorkPro 225-Foot Fiberglass Measuring Tape, the General Tools LTM1 2-In-1 Laser Tape Measure, and the eTape16 Digital Measuring Tape.
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Apple's iOS 12 turns your iPhone into a virtual tape measure.
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But when you use that tape measure, what makes it bigger?
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"Measure", for instance, overlays a virtual tape measure on the phone's screen.
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Maybe fourteen feet—a little longer than the tape measure would go.
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There's a very lucky guy with a tape measure somewhere in Brazil.
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One photo featured an expert stretching a tape measure against a wall.
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The AR revolution will come not with a bang but a tape measure.
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After drilling a hole, they use a tape measure to record ice thickness.
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I carry a ruler, just like there's a tape measure in the tech bag.
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Hazelbaker and Gyorko each hit tape-measure shots off former Cardinals reliever Carlos Villanueva.
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Mr. Groves produces a gag tape measure that says the fish is 25 inches.
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Azam opened his pack and pulled out his G.P.S. device and a tape measure.
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She has her tape measure out for Paige's room, which will be the baby's room.
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The tape measure in my bag comes in handy to weed out potential table candidates.
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Ms. Sanchez's includes a tape measure, a lint roller, a sewing kit, incense and lotion.
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We have $60 million for a helicopter, and you didn't have $10 for a tape measure?
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I took out a tape measure and the street's not even wide enough to do donuts.
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He squatted down on his knees and took out the tape measure he brought with him.
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"I literally got a tape measure and measured every lab in the building," she told me.
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You half expect the shop assistants to whip out a slide rule rather than a tape measure.
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The differences are sometimes visible to the naked eye, but more often noted by a tape measure.
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You also get a body tape measure to more accurately track the progress of specific body areas.
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Grab a garment tape measure, follow the videos, and you'll have your measurements in a few minutes.
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The best tape measure overall: QuickDraw DIY Self Marking Tape MeasureThe best low-cost tape measure: Stanley PowerLock 25-Foot Tape MeasureThe best extra-long measuring tape: WorkPro 100-Foot Fiberglass Measuring TapeThe best professional-grade tape measure: General Tools LTM1 2-In-1 Laser Tape MeasureThe best precision measuring tape: eTape16 Digital MeasuringThe best ladders for working around the houseFrom painting the nursery to changing a light bulb or hanging holiday lights, everyday life often calls for a ladder.
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The best tape measure overall: QuickDraw DIY Self Marking Tape MeasureThe best low-cost tape measure: Stanley PowerLock 25-Foot Tape MeasureThe best extra-long measuring tape: WorkPro 100-Foot Fiberglass Measuring TapeThe best professional-grade tape measure: General Tools LTM153 2-In-1 Laser Tape MeasureThe best precision measuring tape: eTape16 Digital MeasuringThe best ladders for working around the houseFrom painting the nursery to changing a light bulb or hanging holiday lights, everyday life often calls for a ladder.
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It's essentially a digital tape measure that you can use by pointing your phone's camera at an object.
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Home Depot made online tutorials on how to use a tape measure, install a ceiling fan, and more.
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And the Property Brothers love everyone: Nobody leaves without a selfie and at least a branded tape measure.
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It also helps to have a friend stand there with the tape measure while you have a look.
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Mr. Cody carried a tape measure as they went, and they mapped out their furniture on the computer.
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The veins on the wings, springy like a tape measure, bend into a cylindrical shape, elastic under pressure.
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Would Jeremy buy a $215 American tape measure — and would he see it as protecting his brothers' jobs?
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Of course, you can use a tape measure to get measurements, too, and that only costs a few bucks.
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Two great examples are the "Tape Measure" app and AR apps that let you 3D-scan a small object.
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Smith led her to a gilded hallway on the second floor to size her up with a tape measure.
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New revenue lines are emerging as even basic items like a hairbrush, shower head and tape measure are reinvented.
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I think you usually UNCLIP stuff like a tape measure or, um, a level (right?), from a tool belt.
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As usual, the person who appeared to be the least impressed with Judge's tape-measure home run was Judge.
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The tape measure was a common app we saw developers testing out before the first version of ARKit formally launched.
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Would I pay $149 (or $99) for the convenience of a pen-sized, laser-guided tape measure in my pocket?
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I didn't have a tape measure with me, but it seemed to have grown to a full inch by 2014.
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Photos show a tanned, khaki-clad Fritz balancing a tape measure against trees trimmed with flip-flops and ripped clothing.
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You might soon be able to use your iPhone as a "virtual" tape measure to measure an item, for example.
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Pros: Great price point, lightweight well made case, includes precision screwdriversCons: Short tape measure, hammer too light for some uses
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Some physical characteristics of a plant can be judged by eye, or with the aid of a tape measure or scales.
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But at $149, the 01 is dramatically more expensive than a tape measure, ruler, or even a good pair of calipers.
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On the bright side, athletes in disciplines where performance is not gauged with a tape measure or stopwatch continue to astonish.
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With TouchTools, users can access virtual tools with a gesture, including a tape measure, ruler, magnifying glass, camera, pen, and eraser.
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To find your size, use a tape measure to measure your thighs, then match the number up with the letter size.
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The asymmetry of a skater's muscles is sometimes visible to the naked eye, but more often noted by a tape measure.
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"The thing about Trump, he never had to worry about a $15 tape measure compared to a $6 one," he added.
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What I do is similar to the way you measure length by comparing it to standard markings on a tape measure.
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I used a tape measure and followed the size chart to get my size, and it turned out to be accurate.
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" — Paulina Gomez "A dollar bill is a skosh longer than 6 inches; you've always got a small tape measure with you.
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It is worth breaking out the tape measure to see just how far Mr Trump and his enablers have moved the goalposts.
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You have no idea that you have a tape measure because you put it in a thing, and you forgot about it.
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And from the bakery, we have Bagel Labs, developer of a smart tape measure, and Donut Media, a startup targeting auto enthusiasts.
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For instance, at the back of the drawer is a 25-foot tape measure that she leaves completely unacknowledged in her caption.
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The screwdrivers have reinforced tips, the 13-ounce hammer is rock solid, and the 16-foot tape measure offers excellent standup ability.
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It's hard to even define what intelligence is really, but height, you can get out a tape measure and get a number.
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His power is more akin to Mays's, as they each hit long homers, but not necessarily as many "tape-measure" blasts as Mantle.
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What set Woods apart from his peers from the start of his pro career was harder to gauge than his tape-measure drives.
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Rios' tape-measure homer ranks second in Petco Park history only to a 479-foot drive by then-Padre Alex Dickerson in 2016.
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It's as if she hasn't seen a man wield a tape measure or tighten table legs in so long that she has pornographized it.
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On Tuesday morning, a man with a tape measure was making sure each tea set displayed on a center table was positioned just so.
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I took the listing down, pulled out the tape measure and set to work, searching for a way to make the piano fit better.
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Apple also says that the Lidar sensor will help apps like its digital tape-measure app more easily and quickly calculate a person's height.
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"History repeats itself: The Kurds were displaced and now they have returned," said Adnan Ibrahim, 39, a tailor's tape measure draped over his neck.
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He gave up five hits — including opposing starter Taijuan Walker's tape-measure solo homer — and two runs but struck out nine while walking three.
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A minute after that, another man asks about the dimensions of another piece on the wall and someone has to take out a tape measure.
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And, as such, the universe too is as we see each other—a rigid expanse ruled by a master tape measure and a divine clock.
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Once this one was subdued, Roden and crew broke out a tape measure and it clocked in at 3.9 meters, so it's a big one.
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Using micro computed tomography (a CT scan), they discovered that the wings had bending points that used a similar mechanism as a curved tape measure.
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I drank two beers for dinner and carried the tape measure and tablet to the bedroom where I followed instructions and filled in blanks. Bust.
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"When you need to see if your stuff will fit in the new place but you forgot the tape measure," Pratt wrote in the caption.
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Rockies salvage finale of four games versus Mariners SEATTLE — Tape-measure home runs are commonplace at Coors Field in the mile-high air of Denver.
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"After a while, a tape measure will bend from its own weight," Catherine Walker, a NASA scientist who researches Antarctic glaciers, said in an interview.
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GET OUT THE TAPE MEASURE "Use uniform spacing to provide a cohesive feel if your frames and images don't match," said Mr. Kassel of ILevel.
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Like a retractable leash, or a tape measure, the ES 02 Extension Socket uses an internal rewinding system to give users an adjustable length of cord.
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Justin Ruggiano started the fourth with a tape-measure 447-foot homer that landed halfway up the bleachers in left-center, his second of the year.
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OF Bryce Harper extended his hitting streak to 23 games, the longest active streak in MLB, with a tape-measure solo homer in the first inning.
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Angels 14, Astros 113 Andrew Heaney produced a strong start while Justin Upton blasted a tape-measure home run in Los Angeles' win at Anaheim, Calif.
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This didn't make sense to me so I took out a tape measure to see if Quility was trying to pull a fast one on me.
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Stand up straight, exhale (no sucking in that gut!) and with a soft tape measure record your girth an inch or two above your hip bones.
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And some programs are simple to use: If you can use a tape measure and drag objects on a computer screen, you have the necessary skills.
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In Melikdjanian's breakdown of the tape measure video, for example, he examines the trick shots one by one, and highlights telltale signs of editing and visual effects.
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The tape-measure bomb all went down at CC Sabathia's second Celebrity Softball Game at Yankee Stadium ... where Jones showed no mercy on the "Baby Blue" rapper.
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Lowe's has its own app that allows shoppers to place furniture around their houses, and one that measures objects — as a tape measure would — from a smartphone.
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To pull it off, use a tape measure with a built-in leveler and apply a line of painter's tape where you want the color to stop.
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She settled on this dimension, she said, by keeping a tape measure in her purse and putting it to use in any room that lifted her mood.
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Just like a folded tape measure springs open, ladybugs use stored energy found in veins along the surface of the wing to extend them when they take flight.
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I actually went to the Taschen store in LA and looked at their books and took a tape measure—my book is bigger than most of their books!
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"I studied with one Omani tailor who taught me everything," said Mr. Allak, his tape measure dangling from his neck and his beard dyed orange-red from henna.
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You no longer have to go searching for a tape measure while hanging pictures or when trying to determine if a couch will fit in your living room.
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Franmil Reyes hit two tape-measure blasts (426 and 438 feet) off the batter's eye in center for the Padres, and Eric Hosmer had a two-run shot.
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Ms. Michalak's cousin Gosia, who works at the company, put on latex gloves and draped a tape measure on my back, measuring the circumference around my dangling nipples.
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Like most college kids who are still in the midst of figuring out how to be an adult, George was missing a fairly important household instrument, a tape measure.
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However, just giving someone a fitness tracker will not change his/her health-related behavior, just like giving someone a tape measure will not make him/her an architect.
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The company also offers comparable pant size approximations, but it's best to use a tape measure because an incorrect size might just create more discomfort and frustration for you.
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It comes with a solid 13-ounce hammer, standard and needle-nose pliers, a 16-foot tape measure, a trim little set of mechanic's tools, screwdrivers, and a level.
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Stanton, who before Judge arrived had already established a reputation for smashing majestic, tape-measure drives beyond outfield walls, has 21 roundtrippers this season and had already announced his participation.
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I don't know about you, but I always carry a pocket tape measure when I visit a museum because who knows if the dimensions listed on wall labels are accurate?
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While I had to get out my tape measure and take some photos of my space, the overall process was simple and efficient, and the looks board offered some useful ideas.
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But on Monday, the Yankees opened the ballpark an hour early — offering early arrivals a rare chance to see Judge hit some more tape-measure shots, even if they didn't count.
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"If there's a tape measure built in the U.S. for $2100 and one from China for $250, I try to catch myself now and pay for the American one," he said.
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For example, you might have seen a video of builders with "superhuman tape measure skills" messing about on a construction site, opening doors and turning on light switches with their tape measures.
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In the series, premiering Saturday night, the famous designer couple invite the show's cameras into their Los Angeles home and let viewers fawn over their adorable, tape-measure-wielding two year old.
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In the week before his birthday, he had hit four tape-measure home runs — 453, 480, 428 and 424 feet — and the one on his birthday was his 24th of the season.
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Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven scoreless innings, and Aaron Judge reached a milestone with a tape-measure home run as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-0 Tuesday night.
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Another argument against overreacting to Mr Gennett's sublime evening is that none of his home runs were extra-long-distance, tape-measure shots, which are generally the province of the strongest of sluggers.
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It was not until Jabari 2.0, the goateed player coming off that first ACL tear in late 2015, that the NBA saw his tape-measure verticality, that Jamesian blend of power and agility.
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He doesn't make highlight-reel catches like Kevin Pillar, conjure evil spirits to defy gravity on the infield like Nolan Arenado, and he doesn't hit exclusively tape measure tank jobs like Giancarlo Stanton.
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The beta version wasn't a perfect replacement for a regular measuring tape, but it's good if you need a quick estimate when you're in a bind and don't have a real tape measure.
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Kris Bryant gave the Cubs a 2-1 edge in the fourth when he led off with a tape-measure homer to the third deck in left field, his fourth of the year.
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" — Helen Blumenthal, 77, Washington Heights, Manhattan "A small tape measure takes up very little space in my bag and I always seem to find a need for it while shopping for apartment stuff.
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A photo forced Subway to make a major change to its sandwiches An Australian customer showed a Subway footlong sub next to a tape measure that indicated the sandwich was only 63 inches long.
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Pull out the tape measure Nepal will need one heck of a measuring stick now that it wants to figure out exactly how tall Mount Everest is now, after quakes and continental plate shifts.
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You'll probably still want to have a tape measure nearby to get exact dimensions, at least until the final version is released, but this is a pretty cool way to estimate measurements in a bind.
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Instead of wasting time on a floppy tape measure that won't go back in, all he has to do is point the device at a wall to get the room's dimensions right on the screen.
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A better measure What may be a better way to assess if you are overfat is for your doctor to look more like a tailor and take a tape measure to your waist, the authors argue.
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Nor will people be dystopically and dorkishly sitting with VR headsets on all day — no more than anyone other than a tradesperson spends all day holding a tape measure or playing with a set of screwdrivers.
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We visited all three stores to see what each offers overall in home improvement and to see how easy it was to locate three standard items: a hammer, a tape measure, and a box of nails.
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Because a carry-on bag costs at least $235, I used a tape measure to make sure my small backpack met the standards for a free, personal item: 17 inches, by 13 inches by 10 inches.
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"This test could provide workable guidance to the lower courts, if ever, only after this Court has decided a long series of holiday display cases, using little more than intuition and a tape measure," Kennedy remarked.
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There are a few apps, including one from Autodesk and another from Lowe's, that let you place virtual furniture and appliances in your home to help visualize a purchase without having to pull out a tape measure.
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Just weeks later, we're already seeing some stunning demos that let you do accurate measurements with a virtual tape measure and even a fun little SpaceX rocket landing animation that places the launchpad in someone's backyard swimming pool.
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"If, like me, you hang your pictures by eye (no tape measure, no carpenter's level), you'll find yourself filling in those annoying misplaced nail-holes from time to time," she writes in " Home Chic ," her 2013 decorating guide.
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The ex-NFL star was stopped during a leisurely walk and searched by police on January 11 after cops were called to the area about a "suspicious person" who may have stolen a tape measure from a backyard.
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A locking 23-foot retractable tape measure is the time-tested tool, but you can also get rough estimates with augmented-reality tools like Google's free Measure app for Android or Apple's similarly named iOS 12 Measure app.
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Passengers on the train also directed authorities to Wilson's backpack, which contained three more speedloaders, a box of ammunition, a hammer, a fixed blade knife, tin snips, scissors, a tape measure, and a respirator-style mask, court documents state.
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Here's how scientists figure this out: Methodology varies slightly from study to study, but most researchers took a man's total measurements assessing his height and weight and also taking a tape measure to his fingers and his stretched penis.
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Their solution, called AR Measure, came complete with a virtual tape measure: A site that tracks ARKit demos, appropriately called Made with ARKit, tweeted the video, and it had been retweeted nearly 6,000 times at the time of publication.
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Slumped in his mother's lap in a health clinic in northeast Nigeria, three-year-old Hassan was too drained to cry or protest as the nurse wrapped a tape measure tightly around his arm.
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I usually stand on my tape corners with a tape measure, then try to fill in that space with furniture of a similar size (like a couple of chairs), and take a step back to see how it'll feel.
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After after McRaven told him one of the SEALs on the mission, who was the same size as bin Laden, lay next to the body to confirm its height, Obama wanted more proof: he told him to get a tape measure.
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Adam Jones hit his 21st home run — a tape-measure blast — and Mark Trumbo awoke from a slumber to hit his 18th as the Orioles produced nine extra-base hits before earning their first single as late as the eighth inning.
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In the days before drones, Mr. Winn said, measuring the roof of a house for solar panels would require "a guy with a tape measure to climb up there," which often produced inaccurate results and, like anything involving heights, was dangerous.
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One app it's highlighted transforms your driveway into a virtual Tesla showroom, another turns your phone screen into an accurate tape measure, and one more lets you arrange virtual furniture in your living room to see how it would look in real life.
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Again, it's probably not 100 percent accurate, but if you're trying to determine if a new couch will fit in your living room, the tiny laser measure and its app seems a heck of a lot easier than wrangling an unwieldy tape measure.
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Said lineup includes an LED light that helps you see in dark spots, a liquid level and tape measure for hanging frames and shelving, a sturdy hammering surface, an ultra-strong magnet that holds 16 bits (included), and a collapsible snap action screwdriver.
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EditorsNote: Fixed Yanks score in fifth not sixth in 10th graf Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven scoreless innings, and Aaron Judge reached a milestone with a tape-measure home run as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-0 Tuesday night.
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Among these welcome rediscoveries is Meredith Frampton (21886-19375), whose meticulous, sharply focused "Still Life" (21898), of a plinth supporting a cracked antique urn, Roman bust and modern tape measure seems the perfect visual correlative of Eliot's words on the mythical method.
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They'll send a cute, complimentary fitting kit containing a tape measure, fit guide, postcard and pencil to make it easy — or, to make it even easier, a fit expert will visit you at home for a $50 surcharge (as long as you live in Manhattan).
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Five-run rally carries Brewers past D-backs MILWAUKEE — In more than a decade as the home of the Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park has been known as a hitter's paradise, a launching pad for tape-measure home runs, especially on warm, humid summer nights.
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One Track Mind, which Workman covertly filmed post-9/11, when filming in the subways was restricted, follows Coppola as he pensively counts the tiles in mosaics, sometimes whipping out a tape measure for accuracy, and patiently draws the ornate details of the subway stations.
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I slip my tape measure onto my belt, tie my hair back as I run out the door, and climb into the passenger seat of the plumber truck, which is really an aged white minivan with two kinds of pipes strapped to the top.
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As a result, some of these phones were weird as hell, and many were outright bad: the Nokia 7600, launched in 2003, was shaped like a box cutter crossed with a tape measure, and the 2002 Motorola V70 looked like an extraterrestrial baby rattle.
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It was straightforward knitting and meant to hang loose, with plenty of room for forgiveness on both the technical and physical sides, but still required that I stand in front of my bedroom mirror and wrap a tape measure around my chest, my waist, and my hips.
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At the end of a satellite's life, two thin composite sheets—coiled tight like a tape measure during the rest of the mission—will pop from it, making the satellite resistant enough that it slips down and crosses the Kármán line that delineates Earth and space.
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With absurdist satire, of course: An Israeli soldier is confronted with a knife-wielding Palestinian attacker, but before he can shoot in self-defense, a military lawyer — tape measure in hand — intercedes to make sure he adheres to rules of engagement that Jewish Power considers too restrictive.
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Lewis W. Hine knew exactly how tall each of the buttons on his jacket were, because after he charmed his way into a factory or mine, with some tale of being a postcard company rep or Bible salesman, he couldn't easily take out a tape measure.
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It's not always as accurate as a tape measure and can be buggy, but it's good if you want a rough estimate Here's how to use it: Apple's iOS already had a "Do not Disturb" mode, but now there's a more in-depth "Downtime" option that's part of Screen Time.
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Yankees 13, Rays 2 This was the kind of offense the Yankees envisioned when they traded for Giancarlo Stanton, the major league's home run leader in 2017: A lineup featuring Stanton, Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez, one that would terrorize opposing pitchers with the ever-present threat of tape-measure home runs.
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The announcement, made from the stage of the Helen Hayes by theater officials and playwrights in hard hats, had a bit of unanticipated drama: During the news conference, a construction worker's tape measure dropped from the overhead fly space, whizzing by the playwrights in hard hats and crashing to the floor with an alarming thwack.
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ToolsMeasure small objects with MeasureKitThey won't be quite as precise or exact as grabbing a physical measuring tape, but with iOS 11 comes a bunch of new augmented reality tape measure apps, including MeasureKit, that will probably be good enough for what most users need in a pinch, but shouldn't be used to measure for drapes or anything else requiring precision.
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