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#1 Re: Help Me ! » two scales problem by Peterkn0 » 2012-06-04 16:23:36

"High o'er the fence leaps Sunny Jim, Force is the food that raises him". My old Physics teacher used to put up an old breakfast cereal  packet with that slogan, and a cartoon drawing of a young lad leaping over a fence. 1902!
I'm glad it still works.

#2 Re: Help Me ! » two scales problem by Peterkn0 » 2012-06-04 08:20:15

Thank you very much for that Bob, highly illuminating!

In our discussion we had support for every possible outcome, 1kg on the top scale and zero on the bottom, zero on the top scale and 1kg on the bottom, and 0.5kg on both scales.

As you point out, this is a measure of Force and not Mass, so that makes all the difference.

Your credentials are impeccable! Thanks again.

#3 Re: Help Me ! » How do I post? » 2012-06-03 17:53:35

Hello everybody. I have registered with the site as I wish to ask the answer to a puzzle, to settle an argument - err...discussion.

I have not yet been able to work out how to post a new post. How do I post a new post?

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