What is the force of the tape measure?
And there is a folded part on the front of the tape measure, which works at this time, so that the tape measure is stuck outside, so that it does not fully retract. It was loose at the beginning, but it became tighter when it was pulled out. After letting go, it should have a recovery process, so it will automatically spring back. That is, it was loose in the beginning, and when it was pulled, it tightened, and there was some elasticity between it, and then it would bounce back naturally.