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I've started doing the same thing and it's a lot of fun 📏

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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 105 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

eh. just leave it. Tell anyone that asked that you found the tape measure, and what kind of man would throw away a free tape measure.

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (3 children)

go over it with an erasable white board marker and then wipe it down. should work on that surface.

[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wanted to recommend the same. Something I learned on the job and it has saved me and some colleagues a few times.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They were of a size that made measuring necessary. Whether that is big or small is something I'll let you decide for yourself.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Instructions unclear. Penis now covered in white board marker.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Or just cut out the middleman and use isopropyl alcohol, which is what you're doing with the marker anyway, but without adding the extra ink.

Basically the same stuff as that whiteboard cleaning fluid.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

This. Also methanol, but I'd much rather use isopropanol. I know higher proof (>70 %/140 proof) ethanol also works.

But isopropyl is the best/easiest. Just don't drink it....or methanol at that.

Also anhydrous ethanol ~99 % ethanol, as it contains benzene or other things you don't want to consume.

[–] DjMeas@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I was with a friend at Home Depot and I asked if he thought a piece of wood I was holding was a foot long.

Friend: Let me just whip it out real fast.

Me: What are you going to do? Measure it 12 times?

That was 20 years ago and we still laugh about it today.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Hahaha. Good one. I don't often come up with something as good as quickly. Good skill.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 1 week ago

What were they measuring? Is this for things he was good at guessing versus would often have trouble?