No - the markings are in metric only. I picked it up at the store and looked at it. I don't know why the web site lists the folded dimensions in imperial.
On Mar 02, 2013, at 07:02 , Carleton MacDonald wrote: > I bought this at Sears here in Gaithersburg, Maryland a few years ago. Last > time I was there (two weeks ago) they still had it on the shelf. > > http://www.sears.com/stanley-8m-26'-x-1-in-metric-english-tape-rule/p-00972788000P?prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=G4 > > Carleton > > From: Kilopascal [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 08:09 > To: [email protected]; U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:52422] Re: Metric only 2 m folding ruler available at REI > > Is it possible the one in the picture is metric only, but the one they sell > is dual? > > This brings an interesting question that I have yet to find a reason for. > > Basically as far as I have seen, countries in Asia and South America have > only dual scales available to them. Metric or inch only doesn't seem to > exist in these areas. If the whole idea for a dual scale is so that the same > tape can be sold to the whole world, then why does the US still have inch > only and Europe have metric only tapes? > > I would prefer metric only, but would settle for dual if metric only was not > available. I have yet to find a dual tape in a US shop for sale. Why must > much of the world be forced to be exposed to a scale they don't use if > Americans aren't equally being forced to be exposed to scale they don't use? > > One advantage to the dual scale, especially in the world is that every user > has proof at their fingertips as to how unfriendly inches are. If the > appearance of inches on tapes sold in metric countries was meant to promote > USC, it has failed. It has had the effect of turning people off to USC as > the metric scale is obviously much more user friendly. > > > > [USMA:52422] Re: Metric only 2 m folding ruler available at REI > > John M. Steele Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:54:35 -0800 > > Yet it is described purely in Customary units. I don't quite see how it > folds > down to 4.6" when the picture clearly shows it to be about 23 cm long. > > > ________________________________ > From: Scott Hudnall <[email protected]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, March 1, 2013 11:01:28 PM > Subject: [USMA:52421] Metric only 2 m folding ruler available at REI > > I found this folding ruler at REI this evening. It is a 2 m folding > carpenter-style ruler, only made of fiberglass instead of wood. It is > available > on their website, as well as in stores (ski/snowboarding/snowshoeing area > with > the avalanche gear). > > http://www.rei.com/product/807497/backcountry-access-2-meter-fiberglass-ruler
