Apple's Measuring app is handy and quick, but is it accurate? To find out, we went hands on and compared between it and real ...

Army leaders hope the new way of measuring whether a soldier is overweight is fairer and more accurate than the old tape test. Soldiers can appeal a measurement they feel is inaccurate ...

“Rubber tape measure ... multiple-choice tests. The testing companies know that, and say so in the fine print. The kind of teachers you’d better hope are teaching your kids know it ...

Why Trust Us? Fractions: If you’ve ever had difficulty with fractions, using a tape measure just might help make them easier. All those lines represent fractions of an inch. Because of this ...

After dropping, extending, and scrubbing the blades of over 20 different tape measures with 60-grit sandpaper ... but others held up admirably to the abrasion test. We also tested the strength ...

March 12 (UPI) --The U.S. Army will continue to use the antiquated "tape test" to measure soldiers' body composition in spite of a study that shows the test to be flawed. The army has researched ...

Troops who score high on the Army’s fitness test could soon be exempt from the tape measure test for height and weight balance, the service’s top enlisted soldier said this week. Sgt.

Both men and women were taped around the abdomen and neck, though the formula for female soldiers required a hip measurement. However, the legacy tape test was inaccurate, according to research ...

The Army is adopting a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to its ubiquitous tape test that measures body fat in soldiers. Approved June 12 by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, the new test ...

The Army will ignore a soldier's weight, a sharp swerve from the decades of history where troops were evaluated based on the dreaded "tape test" that ... when this new measure will officially ...

Did you know that a simple tape measure has a world of untapped potential? Yes, it looks like a humble tool, but you might be surprised by the multitude of tasks a tape measure can tackle and the ...

Tape measures' combination of being straightforward in their functionality and engineering are what have made them must-haves for any home tool kit. In fact, unless you use them professionally ...