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xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure

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A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches.

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I need to get a shrink tape ruler like this. I own a skoolie (used school bus converted to a motorhome) which is 35' 4" long from bumper-to-bumper. A lot of campsites have rules where RVs can't be longer than 35'. My thought was to get a tape measure with feet just slightly longer than normal and use it to make my bus appear to be shorter than 35'.