What are other things that you can use a ruler for?

Answer 1

A ruler is an instrument for measurement used for:

• drawing a straight line
• making a technical drawing
• drawing margin in a book
• marking off measurements in fractions of an inch (1/8th) up to 12-inches
• helping to connect two straight lines
• measuring height, length, or width

Rulers can be used at / in:

• the home
• school (grade school, high school, college)
• any profession / at work
• math and geometry
• sewing / quilt making
• any situation to measure space, such as to know whether a desk will fit in the corner of a room
• in law --- Title Searchers often have to draw the area of a piece of land.
• Surveyors - to draw an area of land

In the past, teachers would also use rulers to slap across the knuckles of misbehaving students.