Tim, you are one of my ultimate role models in life - you're a rather old fellow who has been through a lot, but then you never lost your sense of wonder, and you're still amazed by all the little things in life... like a ruler attached to a string! The world needs more people like you, and like the people who watch these videos. Special shout-out to the camera person, the unseen hero in every single video!
For those wondering, the curved tailor's ruler is actually called a french curve. They come in many forms, and are used to draw perfect curves, both for artists and tailor patterns.
I love how interesting his videos are and i love the way he talks so calm and relaxed , these videos help me clear my head and calm down my anxiety , he kinda reminds me of Bob Ross the share a way of taking that makes you feel safe and calm, i wish modern UA-camrs take notice , instead of the loud music and the Extreme bragging.
I wouldn't normally watch a 12:37 video on measuring tapes and rulers, but its Tim, I love seeing his collections! I used to have some clicking wrist straps like the one in 5:42 and had quite a few of those rulers at 09:14 (but I kept breaking them) and the one of those at 9:42
I love how wacky and superfluous modern gadgets and novelties that other collectors may scoff at, like that gum dispenser or an automatic lollipop, Tim gives consideration or even admiration. Tim is no stick in the mud and that makes me admire and respect him all the more.
In light of the recent 50th anniversary of Dr Who, I vote Tim to be the next Doctor! All the mad, bizarre but useful things he could bring on to the show as props etc. I can imagine him pulling out something ingenious from his blazer and using it to defeat the Daleks! Just like 10 had the 3d specs and 11 had the Rubiks cube etc.
Why is your voice so soothing? 😊 Watching this channel really reminds me of my late grandfather who died when I was a child. He loved toys as well. Since I was an only child for about 10 years, he was always my playmate. Godbless you, Tim. Keep up these videos 😊
I’ve used a diameter tape before while volunteering for the local tree survey. One side has regular inches, while one inch on the other side is equal to π inches on the regular side. Also, the musical ruler is awesome!
Being a Carpenter, I enjoyed this video, I can tell you this, you can really broaden your collection now days, there a many more interesting measuring device's available !!! Even lasers, that measure disrance ! You must have one at once Sir ! Hahaha,,, TY Tim,,, 😁✌
I remember my father having what was called something like "The Fisherman's Ruler" which had a standard Imperial foot on one end, and when you pulled on both ends it would reveal a filet knife, and on the flipside of the ruler was a fisherman's foot, which, on the same ruler, was calibrated to 18 inches or so. Quite a novelty! I was hoping it would have been featured here, but maybe some time in the future! Love your videos, Tim, keep them coming!
Gamera God i reckon it's his voice it's kind of soothing I have no other explanation on why I'm binging on this. I have no interest in toys nor hoarding. Good day kind sir.
We used to have one of those holographic rulers, It was advertising a pharmaceutical company but when you rocked it back and forth it was a kid doing different karate moves.
i learned leatherworking in high school, and the first ruler you weren't able to get is also to help drawing curves when you are making your patterns :)
Guess with this show being from Britain and all, Tim isn't as exposed to the Wrigley company, which has Bubble Tape in almost every supermarket shelf in America.
if you have a much bigger ruler it will make a much deeper sound and if you have a much smaller ruler" *inhales a lot of air * I'm so tired of this shit. "it will make a lot higher sound"
At first I thought Grand Illusions was for Illusory devices. But I'm glad there are so many various collections he shows off, Even if it wasn't made for this really!
I remember those slap wrist things as a kid, they stop selling them, or the original versions because kids would slap em so hard, the steel thing would come out of the plastic and slice kids wrists.. who knows if that was actually the case or parents were scared. But I missed those.
Nope, calipers already give you diameter. Pi * D gives you the circumference. His device works the opposite way, automatically converting circumference to diameter (C/pi=D)
That diameter tape is a interesting tape that is potentially useful. I mean in a normal cylinder/circle you can just measure that. But for circular shapes that does not have a circular face, and too large for a normal caliber to reach. You could actually get some use out of that ruler. OF course you could just measure it yourself and divide by pi. But if you do a lot of measure that require diameter that does not have a flat point for access, it could be useful. It's neat because unlike the other rules shown, this one actually does have a practical use. Time saving measurement. Although I don't see it being that accurate.
There is a kind of Feng Shui ruler used to determine what is good or bad Feng Shui measurements. It looks like an ordinary measuring tape with added inscriptions.
Now normally i'd not watch a 12 minute video on measuring devices...but not every video has Tim in it.
If only
"It's meant for children to make letters of the alphabet. Let's make an A."
10:00
"I think it'll just be an R instead"
"I'm sorry i didn't get it" wow, you do not need to apologise Tim. What a nice man.
...that's not an apology. Sorry comes from the word "sore", so he just feels bad he didn't buy it
Never have I imagined myself spending 12 minutes and 36 seconds of my time watching a man play with rulers at midnight.
same
I have a ruler called the ruler ruler. A ruler that lists all the English kings.
flouresants then the ruler of the ruler ruler, the ruler ruler..ruler
What about the queens?
I have the same one! One of my favourite souvenirs from my (unfortunately only) trip to the UK.
y is this so funny lol
@@Desmaad there is another one for that one.
Tim, you are one of my ultimate role models in life - you're a rather old fellow who has been through a lot, but then you never lost your sense of wonder, and you're still amazed by all the little things in life... like a ruler attached to a string! The world needs more people like you, and like the people who watch these videos.
Special shout-out to the camera person, the unseen hero in every single video!
> Tries making an A
> End up with an R
> " Let's try to make an R instead "
Make you eat your own words
😂
and you ask kids to do that :D
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍 Well done 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
HhHhhhhCallum Pemberton hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I felt so bad when he said sorry about not getting the lucky ruler, he actually seemed upset with himself..
+Urbinlegends I'm sure he was.
We all have times where we go darn, I wish I had gotten it.
@@brianmerritt5410 glad this guy is still kicking, thanks for bringing this back to my notifications
Here Tim makes me think about professor Farnswhorth: "And here's where I keep assorted lengths of wire."
0:56 "Oh god, what am I doing?"
?
Daniel Dashie He means the deep sigh he gave off
halfdark000 hahahahaha well done
+halfdark000 I thot it was, 'Must I explain Everything to you?'
Watched the whole thing. I'd never expected a 12 minute video about rulers would be this fascinating.
For those wondering, the curved tailor's ruler is actually called a french curve. They come in many forms, and are used to draw perfect curves, both for artists and tailor patterns.
When he first passed that picture of the curved ruler past the bottom left corner, I could have sworn it was a straw hat.
Diameter tape... what a unique idea. So simple so wonderful ..!
"All the way up to about 1990."
Which for the 60's, was astonishing.
I can't stop watching, I think I've almost watched all your videos Tm, well done sir
I love this guy he always makes me smile
Oh man I've gone and watched a sweet old British man play with various objects for 10 or more minutes at a time
And Oh dear do I so enjoy it
"ruler from the nile"
Nile Ruler.
rile nuler
dkvvlf
Joe Pastore my question is.. what did this guy worked for a living?
baznian i believe he was an engineer or architect. Something like that
the embossing of gum could be used for secret messages, and once read, just let it disappear in your mouth :)
Very sensible indeed.
I just found your channel and I'm going to watch all 479 videos you have. God I love this stuff!
Update: I did see them all and I loved every one of them.
+smeuye112 Update Update: please help, I can't stop. It's just so damn interesting
@@smeuye112 Legends say he is still watching water pour from the vase.
I too have watched all of his videos, and plan on keeping up to date for the forseable future.
@@smeuye112 I am on a 500s run. It is hard to keep to it since new content gets released each week :|
Tim's voice makes me sleepy but when i close my eyes i am compelled to open them to see what he is playing with.
You have a lot of very interesting things... thanks for sharing
I love how interesting his videos are and i love the way he talks so calm and relaxed , these videos help me clear my head and calm down my anxiety , he kinda reminds me of Bob Ross the share a way of taking that makes you feel safe and calm, i wish modern UA-camrs take notice , instead of the loud music and the Extreme bragging.
I wouldn't normally watch a 12:37 video on measuring tapes and rulers, but its Tim, I love seeing his collections! I used to have some clicking wrist straps like the one in 5:42 and had quite a few of those rulers at 09:14 (but I kept breaking them) and the one of those at 9:42
I wish this was a kids show when i was little. Its like an amazing sow and tell
Tim is a boss at peeling stickers.
This video rules
heh
...
~eeeeeeey!!!
underrated
Underated comment
Tim is the RULER of toy presenting on UA-cam. I mean, look at the MEASURE of this videos length!
I love how wacky and superfluous modern gadgets and novelties that other collectors may scoff at, like that gum dispenser or an automatic lollipop, Tim gives consideration or even admiration. Tim is no stick in the mud and that makes me admire and respect him all the more.
In light of the recent 50th anniversary of Dr Who, I vote Tim to be the next Doctor!
All the mad, bizarre but useful things he could bring on to the show as props etc. I can imagine him pulling out something ingenious from his blazer and using it to defeat the Daleks! Just like 10 had the 3d specs and 11 had the Rubiks cube etc.
"Let me be your ruler. RULEEER"
Why is your voice so soothing? 😊
Watching this channel really reminds me of my late grandfather who died when I was a child. He loved toys as well. Since I was an only child for about 10 years, he was always my playmate.
Godbless you, Tim. Keep up these videos 😊
Tim your the best older gentleman i have the pleasure of watching on the internet good on you my good sir good on you and have a wonderful day
It's okay, Tim. I accept your apology for not getting the lucky ruler.
He didn't apologise, he just said he feels sorry (sore - regretful)
As a student of engineering, I am always looking for cool measuring instruments. Thank you
On I love Tim, he's brilliant!
5:00 he starts playing the seinfeld theme song.
Always a pleasure to see one of your videos in my feed!
i think these can be classiefied as ASMR videos...
stefan bernsdorf that is honestly the only reason I watch these. these are the only videos that give me ASMR lmao
Where ever Tim stores all of his stuff must give Disney a run for their money in "the magical place in the world" category.
I’ve used a diameter tape before while volunteering for the local tree survey. One side has regular inches, while one inch on the other side is equal to π inches on the regular side.
Also, the musical ruler is awesome!
Outsmarted by a children's' letter toy, Tim? I feel for you.
Keep up the good work; I enjoy watching these.
What a neat collection! ooh I like that clear fold-able. That'd be so useful for measuring when I still need to see what's on the paper.
Tim should be boring, but his way of talking is almost mesmerizing.
Being a Carpenter, I enjoyed this video, I can tell you this, you can really broaden your collection now days, there a many more interesting measuring device's available !!! Even lasers, that measure disrance ! You must have one at once Sir ! Hahaha,,, TY Tim,,, 😁✌
Oh Tim, the way you describe your toys has always fascinated me. :)
This dude kilt show and tell back in the day.
I love this channel, this man has an amazing collection of stuff!
I remember my father having what was called something like "The Fisherman's Ruler" which had a standard Imperial foot on one end, and when you pulled on both ends it would reveal a filet knife, and on the flipside of the ruler was a fisherman's foot, which, on the same ruler, was calibrated to 18 inches or so. Quite a novelty! I was hoping it would have been featured here, but maybe some time in the future!
Love your videos, Tim, keep them coming!
Very enlightening! Thank you for sharing. bye now
Diameter tape is very clever, I'd never heard of that!
Tim is the master of calm and friendly.
I've been watching their videos for a while, and finally I saw something from Iran XD
what is wrong with me, why do I love your videos
i was thinking to my self "why cant i stop watching these"
indeed *whispers*
we all want to be him
I've just spent almost 3 hours watching these... They are awesome! I am 26 years old...*shrugs*
Gamera God i reckon it's his voice it's kind of soothing I have no other explanation on why I'm binging on this. I have no interest in toys nor hoarding. Good day kind sir.
old post i know, but it's because the world is miserable and theres no negativity in tims videos
So what do you collect?
Tim: Yes
We used to have one of those holographic rulers, It was advertising a pharmaceutical company but when you rocked it back and forth it was a kid doing different karate moves.
Tim is the Bruce Lee of toy collections.
i learned leatherworking in high school, and the first ruler you weren't able to get is also to help drawing curves when you are making your patterns :)
"When I put it around my fat waist..."
I died here.
RIP
Guess with this show being from Britain and all, Tim isn't as exposed to the Wrigley company, which has Bubble Tape in almost every supermarket shelf in America.
we have bubble tape in the uk, just not as common and isnt usually sold in supermarkets.
I’ve finally found the good side of UA-cam.
This man like the electric tape measure is Highly Sophisticated
Its amazing what Tim collects.
I think my mother has that fashion history tape. She's a seamstress, so it's very fitting.
Major events in history, like the invention of Kamasutra 3:09... Tim is a wise man.
These are like asmr and I don’t know why he isn’t even a asmr artist lol
I watched all 12 minutes and I'm not complaining
I'm way too excited to watch this video.
Ultimate grandpa.
if you have a much bigger ruler it will make a much deeper sound and if you have a much smaller ruler" *inhales a lot of air * I'm so tired of this shit. "it will make a lot higher sound"
I don't have tattoos, but I've always thought, a tick mark ruler on your forearm or hand would be awesome.
At first I thought Grand Illusions was for Illusory devices. But I'm glad there are so many various collections he shows off, Even if it wasn't made for this really!
I enjoy these videos to much
Tim _really_ wants to convince us that his measuring tools are sensible.
I remember those slap wrist things as a kid, they stop selling them, or the original versions because kids would slap em so hard, the steel thing would come out of the plastic and slice kids wrists.. who knows if that was actually the case or parents were scared. But I missed those.
BananaDoe they still sell them in my country
Let me be your ruler! *sing
*g
Ruuuuuler!
+Lord Geezmo You can call me queen bee
His voice is angelic.
so chilling and mesmerizing
At 1:15, a plumber would use a pair of calipers and multiply by 2pi if he wants the diameter. These would probably be used by a dressmaker.
+Graboy by pi, I mean.
Nope, calipers already give you diameter. Pi * D gives you the circumference. His device works the opposite way, automatically converting circumference to diameter (C/pi=D)
I really liked the tape measurer
That diameter tape is a interesting tape that is potentially useful. I mean in a normal cylinder/circle you can just measure that. But for circular shapes that does not have a circular face, and too large for a normal caliber to reach. You could actually get some use out of that ruler.
OF course you could just measure it yourself and divide by pi. But if you do a lot of measure that require diameter that does not have a flat point for access, it could be useful.
It's neat because unlike the other rules shown, this one actually does have a practical use. Time saving measurement. Although I don't see it being that accurate.
Tim is a low key hoarder.
I remember having tons of those mirage rulers. (4:19)
holding back my joke on this one... )
no cap the ruler with a history of 2000 would be filled by 2020
Hi Tim I just did a video the other day on how to fix your measuring tape when it gets stuck, looks like it might come in handy! :)
you should start making survival kits you would be amazing at it lol
For everyone's info: a ruler is for making straight lines, a measure is for distance
I wish this guy was my British grandfather.
I have a Japanese rolling ruler. Been using it most days for over twenty years.
This guy collects everything
Forestry workers also use the diameter tape measure for sampling trees.
I just watched a 12 minute video about rulers with full attention. :D
I used to have 2 sizes of the roller ruler. They actually worked well :)
OMG that black pipe in the beginning belongs to the packaging of a thermoacoustic engine!!! please please show it to us!
Where do you store all this incredible stuff you collect? Would love to see that. =)
yet another great video from Tim its nice too still see a place for non high tech stuff :D
I love the 2000 years history ruler.
There is a kind of Feng Shui ruler used to determine what is good or bad Feng Shui measurements. It looks like an ordinary measuring tape with added inscriptions.