Struggling to read a tape measure? I gotchu! #diy #tools #home #building #math

If a tape measure confuses you, don't worry about it. I got you. All of your common household tape measures are in 16th scales. Now, the longer the line, the more simplified the fraction is. So, these short lines are 16ths, and you can't get any simpler than that. Your next longest line is 8ths. So, you have 1/8, and 7/8. Now, your next longest line is your quarter-inch lines, cuz 4/16 can get busted all the way down to 1/4. The one after that is your 12/16. They can get busted all the way down to 3/4. And of course, everybody knows that 8/16 can get busted all the way down to your halves. And that's it. Pretty simple. The more you use the tape measure, the more you get used to it. Anyways, it's Wednesday. I got some stuff to go measure. I'll catch you guys later. Peace.