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I was thinking the other day about rulers!
From the ages of 4 - 17 rulers pretty much dominate our education, not in terms of actually teaching anything but how we present the work we are tought!

In primary school everything must be underlined. NAME, TITLE, DATE. Perhaps with a simple red line under it, or if you went to private school two lines under it. (this is was when doing a line at school didnt mean going to the bathroom!!!!)

So from the ages of 4 - 17 rulers serve the purpose of drawing a straight line.

If one is to look closer at a ruler you will find that there are measurments on this ruler. Once again this, for the majority of us will only be usefull from the ages of 4 - 17 when we are in school and have to measure "stuff" (example, when doing science and you have to measure things!)

So from ages 4-17 rulers are used for drawing straight lines and measuring things.

I want you now to ask yourself, UNLESS YOU WORK IN A PROFFESION THAT NEEDS YOU TO USE A RULER (eg, scientist, builder) if you are either of these two i carnt imagine i am friends with you!!! WHEN DID YOU LAST USE A RULER!!!!?

You asked yourself ?

Last time I used a ruler - A-LEVELS - Underline my name and essay title!

My theory is a ruler is a top heavy piece of equipment when growing up, one is bought every year, if not every term. They are carried every where with you and at the beginning of class that same question is always uttered by someone "Can i borrow your ruler"
Then from being such a major part of ones life............NOTHING!!!!

RULERS!! WHO KNEW!!