The tape measure used by the family even hides these 4 effects! It wasn't the master who told me that I wouldn't know it for the rest of my life
Design brings a lot of people the feeling, mostly "Ah, this is well-designed" or "this design is really not good". But did you know that design actually exists in the subtleties of our lives, and as long as we pay attention to it, we can always find its cleverness.
Take one of the most common gadgets in life - the tape measure, the tape measure is not only an indispensable tool for carpenters and decoration masters, but also a common tool for every household.
A small tape measure, a stretch and a contraction, everyone is accustomed to it, in fact, it has many functions we do not know at all, if it is not the decoration master told me, a lifetime will not be used!
First, hook small iron pieces
If you look closely at the tape measure, you will remember that at the very front of the tape measure there is a folded iron hook with a hole in the hook. So what exactly is it for? The folded place can be fixed in one place, we all know this.
What about that hole? In fact, it can get stuck on the nail, and then you don't have to use the other hand, or another person to fix the tape measure for you.
Meanwhile, the tape measure hook edges are not flat, but toothed. Its usefulness is when you need to draw a line where you are measuring and you don't have a pen in your hand, and you can draw a line to help you identify it by holding it down and rubbing it a few times where you need to scribble it.
Second, the yellow small switch
Each tape measure has a sliding switch with color on the front end, this switch is believed that many people will use, its role is to fix the tape measure, after the measurement is completed, the tape measure is fixed, so that the tape measure is not bounced back.
One is to prevent the tape measure from bouncing back and hurting people, after all, the tape measure is made of iron sheets, very sharp, and if you are not careful, you will be cut. Second, fix it, the measured data will be more accurate, so this small switch is still very large.
3. Label small numbers
The biggest secret of the tape measure is the number on it. We will see that the tape measure is marked with numbers, such as 3 and 66 on the tape measure, so what exactly is it used for? 3 Easy to understand, is the maximum measurement length of the tape measure, and 66? In fact, it represents the length of the tape measure housing.
Suppose you measure the length of the window and can't read the exact number at the corner, then the number marked on the tape measure will play a huge role. You need to place the tape measure on the same plane, the shell of the tape measure stuck at the bottom, and then read out the length on the tape measure, plus the length of the tape measure itself of 66, and you get the exact length of this distance.
Fourth, the back of the iron armor piece
Finally, we will see that there is an iron nail piece on the back of the tape measure, this nail piece is mainly used to play a role in storage, and the master worker often attaches it to the waistband of the pants or the pocket, which is easy to use when using it.
In fact, this nail piece can also play other roles, such as clipping a pen, which can be well fixed, and comes in handy when it is necessary to record numbers or mark marks with a pen.
Through the above introduction, I believe that you must have a more like-like understanding of design thinking in daily life. Seemingly ordinary objects, in fact, contain the designer's clever ideas, but also add a lot of convenience and fun to life. Have you found any interesting designs in your life? Take it out and share it with us