Presumably if its placed on a soft carpet the scales could tilt slightly make the weight off-centre therefore reducing the pressure onto the sensor and therefore the reading......
concerns wieghing yourself on a set of scales.
they say that the scales should be place on a hard sruface - someone at work is saying that the weight dispalyed is more when placed on a carpet.
why should that be?
it's called desperation
Presumably if its placed on a soft carpet the scales could tilt slightly make the weight off-centre therefore reducing the pressure onto the sensor
and therefore the reading......
if i put my scales on carpet i weigh 17 stone. on hard floor its 10.5.
its because the scale chassis is rather flexible and it distorts the mechanism when on uneven height surface.
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Originally posted by dinosaurjuice
if i put my scales on carpet i weigh 17 stone. on hard floor its 10.5.
its because the scale chassis is rather flexible and it distorts the mechanism when on uneven height surface.
According to my scales I weigh....ZERO..
David
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According to my scales I weigh....ZERO..
We've got a digital Salter scales, about ten years old, very very accurate, doesn't make any difference whether it's on carpet or a hard surface
I have an exact spot wher I put the scales (Not that I'm obsessive, you understand).
Moving them to other positions affects the results and the floor has to be dead flat too for the results to be repeatable.
I'm making this sound like setting up a racing car.
Anyway - the floor does make a difference.
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Originally posted by omega0684quote:
According to my scales I weigh....ZERO..
now step on the scales and make yourself depressed
What are these"scales" of which you speak?
Chris
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Originally posted by omega0684
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According to my scales I weigh....ZERO..
now step on the scales and make yourself depressed
You lot need to get out more.