52.125, the Camera Tripod.

We recently purchased a tripod for our camera. The box advertises that the total hight of the tripod is 52.125 inches.

Of course, I have to wonder why such precision? What is wrong with saying that it is over 48 inches high?

Well, I suppose that for some people, that extra 4 inches might be important but what about the .125? How could anyone really need that precision? And, even if you did, just how accurate is the tripod? Is it possible that it is not really 52.125 but 52.124999 instead? I think that an error of .000001 is quite possible.

Bottom line, this is a consumer grade device and not a lab instrument. So, most people won’t care if it is 52.125 or only 51. Hello??!!!

BTW, if the tripod is not high enough, we just put it on a table.

2 thoughts on “52.125, the Camera Tripod.

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