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Aparecium · 15/10/2023 17:06

What do you call the thing that you roll along a map to work out how long a route is? Old style had a little wheel and a gauge to adjust for scale.

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LubaLuca · 15/10/2023 17:08

Opisometer?

FortunaMajor · 15/10/2023 17:17

We call ours the "whirly wheeler", but Silva call theirs a map measurer.

shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/map-measurer-path/

Aparecium · 15/10/2023 18:24

Thanks! 😀

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MysticTrayBake · 09/03/2024 18:54

Map measurer... or, if you want a cheaper version, a piece of string!

PanadTe · 23/03/2024 09:17

Yes, just the string on your compass works well

Aparecium · 23/03/2024 10:14

But an opisometer is funkier 🤓

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