Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:32 AM
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Author | Time | Post |
 Serious observation about a b.m. (Original post) |
Goodheart | Nov 2017 | OP |
| Sneederbunk | Nov 2017 | #1 | |
| geardaddy | Nov 2017 | #2 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Nov 2017 | #8 | |
| FSogol | Nov 2017 | #3 | |
| Wounded Bear | Nov 2017 | #4 | |
| Goodheart | Nov 2017 | #5 | |
| Wounded Bear | Nov 2017 | #6 | |
| NightWatcher | Nov 2017 | #7 | |
| Ptah | Nov 2017 | #9 | |
| sl8 | Nov 2017 | #10 |
Response to geardaddy (Reply #2)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 12:42 PM
JustABozoOnThisBus (20,515 posts)
8. Now I will look upon my Beemer a bit differently
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:58 AM
FSogol (40,739 posts)
3. Stop eating depleted uranium.
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Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 09:41 AM
Wounded Bear (42,235 posts)
4. Try this...
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step on the scale and take your measurement.
Step off the scale and stand there for at least 10 seconds. Step back on the scale. I'll bet you the difference in readings is probably 0.5 pounds or so.  |
Response to Goodheart (Reply #5)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 10:33 AM
Wounded Bear (42,235 posts)
6. As a former engineer, I know a few things about calibration and how measuring instruments work...
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Strain guages and accelerometers can be tricky. If you have one of the typical $20-35 scales on the market, you probably can't expect accuracies better than 3-5%, and that might be generous.
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Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 10:53 AM
NightWatcher (38,384 posts)
7. So happy to see that I'm not the only person who does this
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 12:45 PM
Ptah (30,518 posts)
9. I learned this when trying to make weight in if school wrestling.
Response to Goodheart (Original post)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 01:18 PM
10. Maybe next time you won't hog all the 'Shrimp Christmas Tree Appetizer With Eggnog' to yourself. n/t
