An brown object laying in front of a measuring tape that shows it measuring 2 inches.
A sea sponge is approximately 2 inches long, starting at the 10 and ending at the 12.
Yellow ruler with a red number 10 on it measuring a rock.
A clump of something brown is sitting lined up with the 10 inch mark on a ruler.
the brown lump is being measured at a little over 2 inches