Ever check your tape measure for accuracy?

Did they ever give you a real reason for the wait?

Yeah, exactly what @webb.blake said. I just used a basic one to find a leak in my sprinkler line last year. Paid for itself in one afternoon.

Exactly, the twisting motion gets overlooked every time. I remember watching the full NASA footage years ago and it shows them really working the pole back and forth to get it in the ground. Without any air to slow it down, that flag just keeps on waving from the initial push. It's basic physics, but the short clips make it look weird on purpose.

Feel like I overcomplicate things just to feel smart sometimes lol. Like I'll spend an hour on a "system" for something that needs a sticky note. Maybe simple is just smarter.