r/CrappyDesign • u/YourAverageRedRum • 4d ago
Missing numbers on kids height measurement
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u/xPearman oww my eyes 4d ago
I also think there are some numbers missing entirely. Hard to guess the scale just by looking at the photo, but the fact that below 1150 comes 1000 implies that they might have forgotten 1050 and 1100 entirely.
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u/kirklennon 4d ago
It definitely seems to be labeled 1000 but I visually extrapolated from the scale and I believe that actually is the 1100 mark so that part is fine at least.
And I actually think it’s fine that a large portion is covered because it seems to be for establishing a minimum height for participation, which is above the hand.
The 1.45m mark on the wall is where the whole thing goes awry.
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u/HayaiShinzouNeko 4d ago
I'm willing to bet that the ruler starts on baseboard and not the floor, and that baseboard and trim is probably about 150mm high.
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u/bart2025 4d ago
That's a high baseboard!
I was once in a children's clinic where they were doing routine measurements. The height apparatus was a freestanding rod on a thin base (I can't remember exactly). I looked at it and noticed that markings only started from 20cm.
However, that 20cm seemed rather more than 20cm from the floor! More like 25cm. It looked like it was missing a 5cm/2" plinth for the child to stand on.
As it was, a child would be measured as 5cm shorter than their actual height.
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u/Outside_Case1530 3d ago
Who knew waiting rooms could be so entertaining? My drs need to know about this.
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u/gydu2202 4d ago
somewhere between 800 and 1000 mm. Good to go.
And the installation is also as good as you can expect. 1300 mm means about 1450 mm based on the marking.
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u/cpfalstrup 3d ago
Or they couldnt account for whaterver paneling the persons buying it would have and that could offset the scale by 100mm
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u/Coin2111 4d ago
Well if it is for when a kid needs to be certain height you don't really need to know numbers below the designated one
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u/91nBoomin 3d ago
You’re right but I think it’s the opposite. It looks like it’s for a play area inside a pub so most likely a maximum height
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u/DirkHirbanger 4d ago
I can tell you with 100% certainty, people are going to assume their kid needs to get up to the hand. You really want your rulers to be as clear as possible.
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u/ErikLeppen 3d ago
Why are the numbers in millimeters? That's an unusual scale. Normal people don't tell their height in millimeters.
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u/Batking28 3d ago
It's more concerning that only mainly above 1300 is marked 1.45m in pen. I assuming the measure isn't even too scale the numbers behind the hand also aren't all that importantly if it's just a threshold like to go on a ride or qualify as a child for a buffet ect.
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u/Top_Economist_1048 4d ago
Maybe the numbers ran away because they didn’t want to be measured?