Lololol, same here brother , and to think all I needed to do was turn my tape on an angle .... Me:Ok , 4 5/16 divided by 2 , is 2 " and 2 1/2 sixteenths ....
Pretty sure you never saw it because it is more work than just taking half if the measurement. I mean hell if you can divide 4 by 2 but not 5 then maybe you shouldn't be building.
@@Tm0n5ter Hey Todd, go take your meds, or eat a Snickers Bar..., the rest of us are enjoying learning a new trick, but your blood sugar levels are dropping too low, or your meanness level is rising too high..., whatever it is, you to deal with it and perhaps you need a hug, too.
@@walter2990 You're right I'm probably just grumpy cuz I'm working too much. I've been trying to hire a couple carpenters to take some of my workload but I can't find a goddamn one of them that can read a fucking tape measure
If you have a bigger piece of board it'll be harder. The easiest way is to double the lower denominator and that will give you half. For instance 4 5/16, you take 16 x 2 and you get 32 and half of 4 is 2, so the answer is 2 5/32. This method is easier and you will know The exact center. Extra tip it works the same way if you want to add odd numbers together. 5/16, you take and take half of 16 and you get 8, which makes the answer 5/8. There are different ways to come up with the same answer. If you want to get the 16th of 5/16 doubled you just double the numerator...5/16 , doubles = 10/16...and so on
I've been a carpenter for years. This seems like a good trick if it works consistently. I just double the denominator on my fraction, then add that to my halved whole number. For example for the center of 3 1/2, double the two (2) which would be 1/4, add that to 1 1/2 (half of three) 1 1/2 plus a 1/4 is 1 3/4. Any fraction if you double the denominator is automatically half. Hope this helps someone.
It will be really help to get metric system! Great Britain change and relaxed brains for more important things! I dont understand, how you people can't see stupidity on 5 7/16 or 2f 10in 15/32! That is really insane! No insulting!
@@nunyabidness2143 he's absolutely right. I'm a construction commercial electrician. It literally takes two seconds to do the calculations in your head. Nobody is doing it this moronic way in the video
@@ZovniaO Yes you're right, but it's a very fast way to measure....and in the metric system too. For example, 6 devided in 2 is easier than 5,7 in two. And it's more exact. 😁 I'm a lazy mechanic, my Boss hates me for that,... although he's satisfied when the job is done quickly.
@@4767Seeker as you said, as long as the job is done right, it doesn t matter what you use ... having said that , some tool are better suited than others : )
@@wigit2216 1) why would you think that? 2) I mean true, i would NOT do it like this since its awful unprecise and i learned enough in geometry lessons to find a better way anyways
@@tucamote3824 I mean I was going off the measurement that was posted on the screen. Can't really see the tape so I trusted that it was 4-5/16" You're saying it was actually 4-1/4"?
Tape mesures only go to 16th of an inch and you should know that considering you were just looking at one. If you ever decided to say 32nd to anyone on a jobsite youd get clowned untill the end of time
Divide 4¼ by 2, equals 2⅛. If you're going to rip it, cut into some scrap, and measure the kerf, probably ⅛", 4¼ - ⅛ = 4⅜, divide by 2 equals 2 3/16", make your mark at 2 3/16", make the kerf towards the center at 2 3/16".
@@tinnagigja3723 I’m not familiar on all those imperial measurements(because we have never used the imperial system in America), but I do know a furlong is 660 ft. Google tells me a barleycorn is equal to 1/3in. There are 12in/ft, so 660x12=7,920in, meaning there’s 23,760 barleycorns per furlong. Really not that difficult.
Good tip and one other I've always used is a 45° angle from each side as well as the top and bottom and when the lines cross - "walla" X marks the spot.
"Walla" - Let me guess, you meant "voila" but you've never actually seen it written, right? Does anyone actually read anything other than drive- through menus in your country?
@@citetez My, my, my, you are quite le pompous one aren't you, (!?). And oui I do know 'voila' but ' 'walla' was meant to be humorous (kind of a Southern humor thing) - too bad people of other nationalities do not understand our American 'brand' of humor; so I guess my six years at Cal State was for naught.
Wow !!! Not being sarcastic.. I occasionally do wood working and I have slight dyslexia … so even measuring can sometimes be challenging… this is a great idea.
Its not entirely accurate but close enough, when yo turn the tape measure like that you have to remember that the metal tab isn't the full width of the tape. Start at edge of board and start at the 1 inch mark.
Why do you hate people that use the imperial system? Why do you feel the need to force us to change? We don't hate the metric system or anyone because of it. You metric people are like Nazis. Dimensional racism has no place in this world and you should be arrested and imprisoned for hate crimes.
Question: How do you choose the angle of the tape? Is that 45, 35, or 60 degrees. Big difference. Line 90 degrees across with an arc from each end of line gives center intersect- better.
Yeah sure you can double the denominator like we have been doing forever, Easy AF, but try explaining that on site to The greenhorn millennial in under a half hour. This method shows rather than tells how it’s done & can make the mathematically inept laborer look somewhat competent, at least for a moment.
I do woodworking for shits and giggles. Not a craftsman at all, just a hobby. Ty for this, I will use this. Even tho I’m an engineering student and use to doing math I always need shortcuts. Find a lazy person to do a hard job is so true.
Divide 4by2, 1/4 by 2, add a 32nd in your head and you'll get the answer in about half a second and you'll have it to repeat on the next part but also this is very interesting might pull it out on someone and blow their mind
Well I'll be dipped! Did construction most of my life, and I've never seen this!
Thanks. Sometimes the simplest thing will make the biggest impact!
Lololol, same here brother , and to think all I needed to do was turn my tape on an angle ....
Me:Ok , 4 5/16 divided by 2 , is 2 " and 2 1/2 sixteenths ....
me too
Pretty sure you never saw it because it is more work than just taking half if the measurement. I mean hell if you can divide 4 by 2 but not 5 then maybe you shouldn't be building.
@@Tm0n5ter Hey Todd, go take your meds, or eat a Snickers Bar..., the rest of us are enjoying learning a new trick, but your blood sugar levels are dropping too low, or your meanness level is rising too high..., whatever it is, you to deal with it and perhaps you need a hug, too.
@@walter2990 You're right I'm probably just grumpy cuz I'm working too much. I've been trying to hire a couple carpenters to take some of my workload but I can't find a goddamn one of them that can read a fucking tape measure
If you have a bigger piece of board it'll be harder. The easiest way is to double the lower denominator and that will give you half. For instance 4 5/16, you take 16 x 2 and you get 32 and half of 4 is 2, so the answer is 2 5/32. This method is easier and you will know The exact center.
Extra tip it works the same way if you want to add odd numbers together. 5/16, you take and take half of 16 and you get 8, which makes the answer 5/8. There are different ways to come up with the same answer. If you want to get the 16th of 5/16 doubled you just double the numerator...5/16 , doubles = 10/16...and so on
I've been a carpenter for years. This seems like a good trick if it works consistently. I just double the denominator on my fraction, then add that to my halved whole number. For example for the center of 3 1/2, double the two (2) which would be 1/4, add that to 1 1/2 (half of three) 1 1/2 plus a 1/4 is 1 3/4. Any fraction if you double the denominator is automatically half. Hope this helps someone.
Naaa. Easier to rotate to 6 and mark 3.
Phillip, you forgot to add 5 and divide by 3, plus 12.
@@dat2ra
😂 I’m w/ you Amigo, much easier!
Good tip 👌🏽...
these people in the comment section are just short bus slow.
It will be really help to get metric system! Great Britain change and relaxed brains for more important things! I dont understand, how you people can't see stupidity on 5 7/16 or 2f 10in 15/32! That is really insane! No insulting!
You can also do something similar to divide into even multiple sections.
Go from 0 to 6 make a mark at 2 and 4 and you now have 3 equal sections.
Or just learn to divide fractions.
It real simple. Half of 5/16 is 5/32.
After working for Italians, I just use metric. It's far easier to spilt mms in half.
Best hack I've seen in a long time.
This is what happens when you failed math growing up.
Math is a waste of time in this situation. Takes maybe 1 extra second to do it this way and will be more accurate
@@nunyabidness2143 how to divide a fraction in half:
Times denominator by 2. Done.
So horribly complicated and time consuming.
@@nunyabidness2143 he's absolutely right. I'm a construction commercial electrician. It literally takes two seconds to do the calculations in your head. Nobody is doing it this moronic way in the video
@@wigit2216 you are foolish to say this is more accurate…
@@DixieNormous00 its indeed less accurate bc you cant account for the slope that will offset your point if its not infinitely thin.
Or use Metric :P
So that would be around 10.8 mm/2 = 5.4 mm :)
NO
I'm familiar with Imperial and metric. Imperial measurements are easier to work with.
@@Ajni centimeters, 10 times more.
Only if you're gay
“Bending the rule”
One of the coolest things I'd ever seen. Hope I can keep it in mind...
Switch to the metrics system...why complicate life ?!
@@ZovniaO Yes you're right, but it's a very fast way to measure....and in the metric system too. For example, 6 devided in 2 is easier than 5,7 in two. And it's more exact.
😁 I'm a lazy mechanic, my Boss hates me for that,... although he's satisfied when the job is done quickly.
@@4767Seeker its less accurate bc you cant account for the slope that will offset your marking if its not infinitely thin.
@@4767Seeker as you said, as long as the job is done right, it doesn t matter what you use ... having said that , some tool are better suited than others : )
@@ZovniaO You hit the nail 👍🏻
Not a bad trick, good for you!
I’ll definitely use/ try this on the job site tomorrow.
Pretty smooth my friend.
That measuring tape is pain for my eyes. Imperial should be illegal.
Guys. Just use the metric system. It's so bloody easy to find the centre.
Much simpler- to half a fraction, double the bottom number. 4 5/16-2 5/32
Or simply multiply the denominator by 2 and the fraction is halved. It's really easy and more accurate that angling the tape.
Two and 5/32 to be exact
I’m embarrassed to say I never thought of this. Wow.
Im so sorry for you
Same 😂
same
@@harrison00xXx I bet you haven't thought of it either.
@@wigit2216 1) why would you think that?
2) I mean true, i would NOT do it like this since its awful unprecise and i learned enough in geometry lessons to find a better way anyways
2-5/32
Found it. Took me all of .25 seconds.
But u are wrong
You’re correct sir.
Ur wrong dude it’s 2 1/8
@@tucamote3824 I mean I was going off the measurement that was posted on the screen. Can't really see the tape so I trusted that it was 4-5/16"
You're saying it was actually 4-1/4"?
Tape mesures only go to 16th of an inch and you should know that considering you were just looking at one. If you ever decided to say 32nd to anyone on a jobsite youd get clowned untill the end of time
Double the bottom of a fraction the get half of it.
It's called the *denominator*....
@@mybetterhalf6373 isn't that an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie?
@@briankline3306 nah that’s the Numerator 5000
@@briankline3306 🤣
Now, show me 5/32 on that tape measure.
That's frickin genius. I never knew this 🤔
I love you for sharing this ,I work with a tape measure every day and I will use your technique for sure.thank you.
You won't be building my garage
@@mikecummings6593 he said he works with a tape measure so David's probably the pencil.
@@yomama9191 👍😃
Divide 4¼ by 2, equals 2⅛.
If you're going to rip it, cut into some scrap, and measure the kerf, probably ⅛", 4¼ - ⅛ = 4⅜, divide by 2 equals 2 3/16", make your mark at 2 3/16", make the kerf towards the center at 2 3/16".
Fantastic and so simple.
Haha, how about using the metric system with centimeter and millimeter.. 🙄 This is like using a broom to paint a portrait..😂
Sometimes things that are simple are absolutely genius!
Try using the metric system like the rest of the world, it's more accurate 👌 👍
Or come into the 21st century and use millimeters
Unlike you some of us can do basic arithmetic in our head.
@@charlesbrown4483 Ok, off the top of your head, how many gills to a hogshead? Or, if you prefer, how many barleycorns to a furlong?
@@tinnagigja3723 I’m not familiar on all those imperial measurements(because we have never used the imperial system in America), but I do know a furlong is 660 ft.
Google tells me a barleycorn is equal to 1/3in. There are 12in/ft, so 660x12=7,920in, meaning there’s 23,760 barleycorns per furlong. Really not that difficult.
@@charlesbrown4483 Gills and hogsheads are both listed on wikipedia under "United States customary units"
That has blown my mind, so clever!
Wow..that didn't take much
I'd forgotten about this one. Thanks!!
:)
Absolutley!! Thank you!!! 👏
How does a 4 5/16 inch turn in to a 2 1/2 centre !?!
Lol watch it again
Just quit
It’s all done with mirrors 💀
That or just reduce the whole number by half and double the bottom number of the fraction 4 5/16 becomes 2 5/32. Not that difficult
A standard tape measure doesn't have 1/32nd graduations. You would have to eyeball the 5/32.
@@jamescrud this is true, still not that difficult
Wow , that's great!
Good tip and one other I've always used is a 45° angle from each side as well as the top and bottom and when the lines cross - "walla" X marks the spot.
"Walla" - Let me guess, you meant "voila" but you've never actually seen it written, right? Does anyone actually read anything other than drive- through menus in your country?
@@citetez My, my, my, you are quite le pompous one aren't you, (!?).
And oui I do know 'voila' but ' 'walla' was meant to be humorous (kind of a Southern humor thing) - too bad people of other nationalities do not understand our American 'brand' of humor; so I guess my six years at Cal State was for naught.
@@larrywhalen596 Well yes, it would seem your six years at Cal State *were* wasted, wasn't they.
2 5/32"
Geezus... People really have a problem figuring that out?
How on earth do you expect this next generation of kids to understand math when teachers are busy asking kids what gender they want to become???
Clever. Thank you
Awesome trick. Thanks
My dad taught me that in the 70s and many other cool tricks for construction, electrical work and plumbing.
Wow !!! Not being sarcastic.. I occasionally do wood working and I have slight dyslexia … so even measuring can sometimes be challenging… this is a great idea.
4 - 10/32 halved is 2 - 5/32. Why is this hard? Or 2.15625. Metric is easier though.
It’s not hard. This way is just quicker and less error prone.
Yes, people know how fractions work.
It is easier on a calculator
A standard imperial/metric tape measure doesn't have 1/32nd graduations so you would need to eyeball it.
@@james8716 mip
Been doing this for years. Most useful measurement technique ever.
Its not entirely accurate but close enough, when yo turn the tape measure like that you have to remember that the metal tab isn't the full width of the tape. Start at edge of board and start at the 1 inch mark.
Yes but velly cornfusing! Now you have to add subtraction. Eliminate an inch in the final judgment
My God. Thank you
Learn How to use metric system!!! Is flawless, almost all world use it and USA use both! Why did you guys keep using those method?
Why do you hate people that use the imperial system? Why do you feel the need to force us to change? We don't hate the metric system or anyone because of it. You metric people are like Nazis. Dimensional racism has no place in this world and you should be arrested and imprisoned for hate crimes.
Is basic math really that hard for you? If so then you have no place telling anyone how to measure anything lol
This is friggen simple and brilliant.
Excellent..
Best way to measure is use the metric system like 99% of the world does
Hey man, how about this: we don’t give a shit. Cry about it :)
Use metric
Word to the wise. Thanks
That’s gonna be useful af.
Question: How do you choose the angle of the tape? Is that 45, 35, or 60 degrees. Big difference.
Line 90 degrees across with an arc from each end of line gives center intersect- better.
It's about the next whole number not the angle
They got pretty good camera quality now in the cave-tribes that still uses parts of their bodies to measure stuff
How incredible is this?!
Pretty good tbh 👍
Learned that trick in high school drafting class 50 years ago. Still use it to this day.
To half any fraction change the bottom number 5/16 in half in 5/32 which you mark on the tape at 1/8 and between the one eight mark and 3/16
all my life i never seen this . so cool
Don’t have to measure 1st. Just line it up so the diagonal length is an even number and put your mark at 1/2 that number.
One of the best tape measure tricks ever.
For all the people who never understood math, especially fractions lol
I have a tape measure that gives you the half dimensions for you. It comes in handy sometime. Makes figuring those things out quicker.
Or you say 4.312" ÷ 2 = 2.156"
I know that is asking alot for a carpenter. A true metal fabricator can read a tape in decimal equivalents
Best video I’ve seen all week… thank you
Carpenter here... Never seen this either 🤘👌👍
I learned this about 15 years ago and it is handy as can be. Good idea for a share and thank you.
That's magical!!! Thank you
We will divide every fairly.
I get a little bit more?
In metric it is easier.
💣💣💣💣💣 My mind is blown! So deceptively simple.
Or you could use a metric system where ratios are 1:10:100
Never to old to learn a new trick 👌
Good trick!!!👏👏
Love stuff like this - thank you- life can become easier!
Damn, thank you. Wish I knew this a loooong time ago!
Yeah sure you can double the denominator like we have been doing forever, Easy AF, but try explaining that on site to The greenhorn millennial in under a half hour. This method shows rather than tells how it’s done & can make the mathematically inept laborer look somewhat competent, at least for a moment.
Wow, you must be good at carpentry
2 and 5/32, if you're using a tape measure regularly learn to do fractions
Josh you're the only one I've seen with the correct analogy
Thank you
Similar to old mechanical drawing method of dividing a line into any number of equal segments.
I do woodworking for shits and giggles. Not a craftsman at all, just a hobby. Ty for this, I will use this. Even tho I’m an engineering student and use to doing math I always need shortcuts. Find a lazy person to do a hard job is so true.
For once a useful life hack!
Good technique 👌
Or just divide the GD width in half like a normal person!
Thats exactly what he just did............
If only we could figure out how to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers imagine the possibilities
I am so amazed by this idk why lol
Love it!
Wish I had known this 40 years ago
Cool trick for someone who wants to worry about that last 128th of an inch.
Thank you 😊
Where has that been my entire life.
Use a square. X marks the spot. No measuring involved.
Thank you.
I’m just going straight to this from now on
Or….just use the decimal system.
Great hint….practical
Easier just to change to metric.
Your welcome!!
Divide 4by2, 1/4 by 2, add a 32nd in your head and you'll get the answer in about half a second and you'll have it to repeat on the next part but also this is very interesting might pull it out on someone and blow their mind
Or metric system and just divide by 2.
Mr SMITH , my wood shop class teacher KEPT this little secret to himself, ha
That BASTARD!! 😱😱
Jack of all trades for 30+ years. Never thought of that.
It's important to remember the whole quotation: "Jack of all trades is master of none".
Actually the whole quote is “a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” It used to be a compliment.