What’s the point of a self centering tape measure?

Why do you need to know the center point of every 1/4”? It’s a pain since you can only pull from one direction to get a real measurement. To those that have found them useful what do you use it for? I have not found a use for it yet.

Why do you need to know the center point of every 1/4”? It’s a pain since you can only pull from one direction to get a real measurement. To those that have found them useful what do you use it for? I have not found a use for it yet.