A ruler to rule them all.  Well actually it's a tape measure but if I used that name instead I wouldn't have a catchy title. Titles aside this was a very good and patriotic purchase.   The Stanley Powerlock 25' (SPL25) costs about $10 but measures up to 25 feet.  That's less than 50 cents per foot.   Not bad.  Not bad.   And despite being 25 feet long it can fit in my coat pocket.   Try to figure that one out.   The SPL25 and other Stanley tape measures are made in the USA with global components (but so what, I am too).   I couldn't find any information about their factory on the  Stanley Tools website  but I did find this cool video on  Youstube .  They mention New Britain, Connecticut (aka the  the Hardware City ).  Here's a non-exhaustive list of things I've measured with my SPL25: A table A piece of wood that I used to make a new coat hanger than angles downward so my kids can re...