"Ben Shank" wrote in message
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Every once in a while I get in a hurry and will the wrong side of the
tape.... you know there are two 48 1/2 inches on a tape measure!! I had a
night school shop instructor who ask his high school day students how many
64ths in an inch, he got answers from 5 to 10,000......

I do that, too, Ben, and I can read a scale (including 64th's) with no
trouble. Depends on how I'm holding my tape it seems. Sigh!

Harold