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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by marcosdumay on Monday May 09, 2022 @01:33PM (#31317111)
Hum... Since I've brought a digital caliper that allowed reading sizes with actual 0.01mm precision instead of "guessing it's around X", I've noticed I have no object around that won't compress by something larger than that amount when I apply reasonable amounts of force into the caliper.

I'm also sure it's not calibrated to this level, but that doesn't hurt relative measurements.

Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by trasz on Monday May 09, 2022 @04:28PM (#31319291)
That’s why calipers ought to have those tiny “rolls” that you can turn to move them, instead of pushing, this way you can’t “overtension”.
Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by ddingus on Monday May 09, 2022 @10:53PM (#31322887)
My analog ones do have a push wheel that slips easily.