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Gear

Tape, ruler, or neither - what changes the reading.

14 August 2026 2 min readGear

Tape, ruler, or a strip of paper

The instrument is the part people optimise and the part that matters least. Here is what each one is genuinely good and bad at.

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MethodHow to take a measurement that is repeatable and comparable.DataWhat the published distributions say, and how far self-reported figures drift from them.GearTape, ruler, or neither - what changes the reading.