Crayola Total Tools Audio Ruler

Crayola, of all companies, have released this nifty "Total Tools Audio Ruler," a device that audibly speaks the distance it has travelled, in quarter-inch increments, while leaving a trail of disappearing ink. Extraordinarily slick—and only eight bucks!—but it only operates to distances of one foot. Expect a power tools brand to remedy that with an industrial strength model soon.

Product Page [CrayolaStore.com via OhGizmo! via Book of Joe]

[#1 posted by Anonymous , August 29, 2007 9:16 AM]

Total Tools?

They must think we're idiots!

It's not just German companies who can come up with poorly researched product names: American Crayola also gave the world the fuzzy wuzzy brown crayon in 1998.

[#2 posted by Joel Johnson , August 29, 2007 9:37 AM]

Haha. Touche! It never crossed my mind.

[#3 posted by Anonymous , August 29, 2007 9:37 AM]

Reminds me of a great Father Ted episode

[#4 posted by Anonymous , August 30, 2007 3:43 AM]

It would be a handy assistive device for someone who is visual impaired - it would cost $300 if it were sold in a medical supply store.

[#5 posted by Anonymous , August 30, 2007 4:15 AM]

What a great idea for the vision impaired!

[#6 posted by Anonymous , August 30, 2007 4:19 AM]

A bloke at my school had a Crayola ruler. He was the coolest guy in school. His name was Russ Man Russ.