The loose hook on a tape measure
The metal tip rattles on its rivets. It seems badly made.
Category: Desk & tools
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Feature. The play is exactly one hook thick.
The hook slides by about its own thickness. When you hook it on an edge it pulls out, and when you push it against a wall it slides in, so the zero mark is right for both outside and inside measurements.
Source: Tape measure, Wikipedia.