Why would you not like to use a measuring tape made of an elastic material like rubber to measure distance? What would be some of the problems you would meet in telling someone about a distance you measured with such a tape?

Solution:

An elastic measuring-tape will not give accurate measurements as it stretches in length and reduces in size when stretched. When we express measurements taken with elastic tape, we have to tell whether the tape was stretched. If yes, how much? Hence, it is very difficult to tell the measurement taken from an elastic tape.