Fuel gauges are fairly simple mechanisms. They point to “E” when the tank is nearly empty and “F” when it’s full. At least, until it doesn’t. Then you’re left in the dark, guessing how many miles you ...

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The gauge of the railway track is a clear minimum vertical distance between the inner sides of two tracks is called a railway gauge. That is, the distance between the two tracks on any railway route ...

GUEST OPINION: The digital height gauge has become an indispensable tool in the world of precision engineering and manufacturing, where accuracy is paramount. This sophisticated device, a culmination ...

Whether it’s the bathroom scale or the car’s gas gauge, we tend to believe what we see. Like it or not. And more than 99 percent of the time, the gauges in our cars and trucks are accurate. They ...

After filling your tank, your car's gas gauge may stay on full for a day or two before the needle starts creeping toward empty. That's because auto engineers have calibrated our gas gauges to lie to ...

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When it's time to shop gauges, what you need to know and how to choose. The instrument panel in our hot rod is something we look at every time we get behind the wheel—and oftentimes as we pass by. Yet ...

I could’ve blamed the wind (which I did, a little), but otherwise the fault rested squarely with my poor shooting. It certainly didn’t lie with my shotgun, a circa-1953 Browning A5 Sweet 16 with a ...

We’ve all encountered acoustic guitars that seem unplayable with their inflexible strings and unforgiving actions. You might think that this is a result of bad craftsmanship, but chances are it’s ...