distance measurement

[Weatherlawyer]

Tie a string to the barometer. If it comes back its a boomerang filled with mercury.

If it cuts you head off it's a boomerang filled with angle-grinder.

[Peter Parry]

Wouldn't it be easier to angle grind around the stalk and simply measure it's length with some string once it is conveniently lying flat on the ground?

[tony sayer]

In article , Baz scribeth thus

In fact we have used that to measure some distances for various applications and it is surprisingly accurate!...

Thats the Googleearth one 'tho...

[The Natural Philosopher]

where does it say that 'black powder cannon' === 'cannon made of black powder'?

My nieces refuse to eat puddings made of Yorkshire. Quite right too,.

[charles]

and as for "Cottage Pie" .....

[Vass]

50 mtrs £ 56

[Vass]

with a Scuba suit?

[Vass]

+/- 0.5 mtr

[Vass]

Only in areas where the photo is high res, unfortunately its about as clear an image as a 5 yrs olds painting

[polygonum]

And it measures the path taken - including ups and downs - not absolute distance between end points.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Let's not bring Cyril Smith into this.

[Man at B&Q]

It should be pretty obvious to anyone who has done GCSE maths or equivalent. DO you need me to wipe your a**e as well?

MBQ

[Man at B&Q]

That isn't, however, what he said.

MBQ

[Man at B&Q]

Still insufficicent.

MBQ

[The Natural Philosopher]

Agreed The direction of the baseline is the important element missing.

[GB]

There's a 100m silverline one on amazon for only £15.

[Harry Bloomfield]

on 14/11/2012, Man at B&Q supposed :

I predate GCSE maths :-)

[Vass]

BZZZT!!! this is NOT a laser measure it is an ultrasonic measuring device but has a laser for you to target, there is a MASSIVE difference between ultrasonic and laser measures.

[Owain]

Or corn oil. I'm not eating extract of pressed bunion.

Owain

[Dave Liquorice]

I don't see the connection bunions aren't corns.