Gabriel Hughes was once asked to calibrate a 2x4 at a previous job. While this may sound strange, the customer sent it in to have the precise dimensions calibrated. The wood was used to keep a door closed at a certain height, which they needed to monitor because of airflow.
“That’s probably the weirdest one that I’ve ever seen,” says Hughes, now a calibration technician at Intertek’s Plano, TX, lab.