[magicalhippo]

> Despite having a shitload of iPads and extra laptops and such around.

My SO likes to bake decorated cakes. When decorating she prints out the design, so she can put the cut-out paper pieces on the cake to finalize sizing and composition of the decoration. Be it text, a symbol or something more elaborate.

Just so much easier than trying to imagine what that thing on the tablet would look like draped over the side of the cake.

[yamtaddle]

Right, there are tons of cases in various crafts, including things like cake decorating, where you need to destroy or deform a template or guide or placeholder, or at least for which it'd be very convenient, if not strictly necessary, to do so. You obviously can't and/or don't want to do that with a screen.