I recently found out Shigeru Miyamoto (the creator of Mario and Zelda) likes to carry a tape measure around with him, guess how big things are, and measure them to check how close he was
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I’m a carpenter. We love to do that too.
Ditto, I've always got one with me anyway, now it's for fun as well as work
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Thank you internet stranger. It is pretty small. What are the maximum and minimum distance on this? Most of my lenes go to infinity around 40’ but close focus varies.
9 meters max. But as far as focal distance goes, if you have to measure anything more than about 5 meters away, you're just throwing your focal ring to unlimited anyway on most lenses.
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I've started doing the same thing and it's a lot of fun
If you realllly get into it. Or if you're into plant ID: you can tattoo a little ruler onto your hand. e.g., along your index finger. Makes it easy to get pictures of plants to scale.
The tattoo will eventually get a little inaccurate, but still seems like a good point of reference. -
9 meters max. But as far as focal distance goes, if you have to measure anything more than about 5 meters away, you're just throwing your focal ring to unlimited anyway on most lenses.
Thanks, i can’t seem to find that exact one but just knowing there are small ones is great, I usually see the half brick sized ones and that would be too inconvenient to use for photos. That almost seems mountable.
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Thanks, i can’t seem to find that exact one but just knowing there are small ones is great, I usually see the half brick sized ones and that would be too inconvenient to use for photos. That almost seems mountable.
That almost seems mountable.
Exactly why I bought it. I originally had a screw mount attached to the back of it, which could attach it to the side of my camera cage lined up with the sensor. Basically a laser scope for my mirrorless Lumix.
And this was a few years ago. It still uses the old micro-usb even. So there's probably going to be a newer version.
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If you realllly get into it. Or if you're into plant ID: you can tattoo a little ruler onto your hand. e.g., along your index finger. Makes it easy to get pictures of plants to scale.
The tattoo will eventually get a little inaccurate, but still seems like a good point of reference.Adam savage has a ruler tattoo on his arm.
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I've started doing the same thing and it's a lot of fun
We need more Zelda’s. But this time make them good instead of hot trash like last two versions.
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We need more Zelda’s. But this time make them good instead of hot trash like last two versions.
Well that's an hot take...
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I've started doing the same thing and it's a lot of fun
A man with a good sense of scale.
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I have a leather bracelet that is a measuring tape when I remove it. Super handy.
It has gone out of whack by about a 16th of an inch over the last 5 years, but still very helpful for measurement that don't need a lot of accuracy.
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That almost seems mountable.
Exactly why I bought it. I originally had a screw mount attached to the back of it, which could attach it to the side of my camera cage lined up with the sensor. Basically a laser scope for my mirrorless Lumix.
And this was a few years ago. It still uses the old micro-usb even. So there's probably going to be a newer version.
It looks like the AquilaPro laser measuring tool is an actual keychain sized tool.
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go over it with an erasable white board marker and then wipe it down. should work on that surface.
Instructions unclear. Penis now covered in white board marker.
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I've started doing the same thing and it's a lot of fun
I did the reverse. I went into the hardware store to buy some chain. As it has to be cut, it is not self-service, I told the Lady that I need this much chain and held my hands apart, and added "50cm". She said "Hold it", took her tape, and measured the distance between my palms. It was exactly 50cm.
Same at the butchers. "I take that piece, it should be 800g." Scale: 802g
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The great thing about carrying a purse is that I can have a tape measure and small flashlight wherever i am. and a mushed up granola bar "for emergencies." and so on. can never find a damn pen, though.
Schrodingers little known side hustle was to make pens.
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I have a leather bracelet that is a measuring tape when I remove it. Super handy.
It has gone out of whack by about a 16th of an inch over the last 5 years, but still very helpful for measurement that don't need a lot of accuracy.
All slap bracelets are also measuring tape.
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You'll get good at estimating lengths fast doing that, the feedback loop works. Do the same thing with scales for weights. Do the same thing with wrist watch/timer for durations. Pretty soon you get a nickname from your wife 'master of time and space'
For all the good it does ya in the bedroom.
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go over it with an erasable white board marker and then wipe it down. should work on that surface.
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.
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I did the reverse. I went into the hardware store to buy some chain. As it has to be cut, it is not self-service, I told the Lady that I need this much chain and held my hands apart, and added "50cm". She said "Hold it", took her tape, and measured the distance between my palms. It was exactly 50cm.
Same at the butchers. "I take that piece, it should be 800g." Scale: 802g
Is that a DC or Marvel Superpower? Introducing…THE ESTIMATOR!
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I did the reverse. I went into the hardware store to buy some chain. As it has to be cut, it is not self-service, I told the Lady that I need this much chain and held my hands apart, and added "50cm". She said "Hold it", took her tape, and measured the distance between my palms. It was exactly 50cm.
Same at the butchers. "I take that piece, it should be 800g." Scale: 802g
Were you really good at the bookfair games where you win a prize for guessing how many marbles are in a jar
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A man with a good sense of scale.
so sexy
