Another Mystery Tool

There is not a reason why your feet should be the same size. My left foot is longer than the right but my right hand span is greater than the left! Bit like topsy, that's the way they grew.

They used to say "SHATTERPROOF" now that really was a challenge

- Nick

There are lots of words ending in "proof" which really are a load of rubbish. My favourite is "bulletproof." In practice, you can break anything if you hit it hard enough. That should be written into the basic laws of physics. Maybe it is somewhere, and it is me who is not well enough educated.

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I have to ask, John ... did you leave it anywhere near Northwich ?

[ That would make it a very small world. ]

MichaelG.

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Edited By Michael Gilligan on 23/03/2017 20:51:15

You are right!

Well they were proved wrong plenty of times!

Neil

I,v got some G clamps with UNBREAKABLE cast on them, the four 4" ones are bent.

As far as feet go, there is a good chance of them being different size, maybe only fractional.

Ian S C

I broke, snapped and bent many of these rulers but never had one actually 'shatter' under normal conditions; dip it in liquid nitrogen and hit it and it will surely shatter but in normal use?

Just a thought.

Martin W

Proof is one of those words isn't it? You know, like 'list' , 'sophisticated' and 'organic', where the same word has different meanings depending on context, and perhaps where some of the meanings have changed over time.

Generally I think 'proof' means something like 'fully resistant', as in 'waterproof'. With that interpretation, claiming a plastic rule to be 'Shatterproof' is a damned lie.

But the word 'proof' has a different meaning when applied to subjects like gun barrels or alcohol. Then 'proof' means a test, and the test need not be absolute. In gun barrel proof, the test only 'proves' that the barrel is safe under agreed conditions; it does not mean you can stuff the barrel with TNT to 'improve' the weapon.

Dave

Much as I hate to disagree with SoD, 'shatter' means to break into many pieces, so as long as when you snap it it is in 2 or 3 bits, then it is shatter proof. My particulat pet hate with advertisers is 'up to'. Save up to 60% is totally meaningless, as zero saving is 'up to 60%'.

I knew someone would say that, but it took longer than I expected. Thanks Mike.

You're absolutely right, if something strikes another object with meteoric force, something has to give. You may have notice though they've sneaked past this upset by now branding such goods as "resistant" rather than proof, which would wrongly imply a degree of imperviousness.

Some things like high-end safety gear and military equipment, will actually tell you what it is expected to resist and specifies the scope of how good it is supposed to be. But you've got to pay for that privilege of time and expense spent on doing so.

Michael W

What about FOOLPROOF ? Is there such a thing? Judging by some of the morons I,ve come across,I doubt it !

JUST A THOUGHT !!

Both my feet are too short. How I balance 6' 2" on size 8 feet is one of nature's mysteries.

Neil

One only has to give something FOOLPROOF to an idiot to see there is no such thing as foolproof

Your feet are much much bigger than the tyre contact area of my bike but I can balance on it fine so you must be doing something right

Definetly a shoe stretcher I was a shoeshop manager and had half a dozen of them of one sort or another.Some all metal and chrome plated. Talking of metal does anyone know where I can get some EB 30N or free cutting Nichrome steel barstock for a model engine crankshaft ?

Neil must be moving very fast !. I'm 6'-2" with size 13s. Problem with a lot of modern cars getting feet in . I've got a pair of shoe stretchers as photo but plastic wedge and nuts, had remake some bits but now do a good job- hint, if you use them dampen the leather first.

I'm reminded of the following quote I read once, many years ago: "If your hat is too tight, damp the head with steam from a hot kettle".

Neil

Is it correct to say.....one foot longer. or one foot shorter (than the other)?????

On a matter of recent how many people noticed the increased use of "Lockdown" and "convert to Islam"

How much lock and how down if any??????

Converted from where????????