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the ruler obsessed with how much, how thick, how close to the edge you are
means To measure or estimate the amount, size, or condition of something — or the instrument or standard used to do so.
from From Old North French 'gauge' (Old French 'jauge'), meaning a measuring rod or fixed measure, especially for the capacity of casks. The verb followed the same path — to determine a quantity against a standard. Its deeper root is uncertain, possibly from a Frankish or Germanic word. The familiar spelling tangle (gauge vs. gage) is just centuries of scribes never quite settling on which letters to keep.
- backwards numbers
- higher gauge means thinner wire and shotgun barrel
- railroad math
- standard track gauge traces back to Roman cart ruts
- physics namesake
- gauge theory underpins the entire Standard Model
- pressure honesty
- a fuel gauge lies most when you most need truth
standard gauge railway — 1,435mm track width used by ~60% of world's railways including most of europe and north america
american wire gauge — standardized system for electrical wire sizing used across north america since the 1850s
shotgun gauge — measurement system where 12-gauge is the most common hunting shotgun, based on lead ball diameter