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How to Measure Height with a Tape Measure and no Wall

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How to Measure Height with a Tape Measure and no Wall

268,564 views October 25, 2014 3:31

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Testing a measurement of Jenny using a tape measure held up beside her face, like how some celebrities are measured for their madame tussaud waxwork

How accurate is it? Would Jenny end up with a 6ft waxwork figure?

If you have a friend, a metal tape measure and a flat floor (and maybe you have wonky walls), then this is one way you can measure height with a tape measure, by holding it vertically and using an object like another ruler on top of the person's head to get a rough idea of their height.

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Rob Paul published this 3:31 video tutorial on October 25, 2014. It has been watched 268,564 times on YouTube.

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