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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml 68 points 1 year ago (11 children)

The real answer is that bathroom scales have god awful precision and accuracy.

[–] hesdeadjim@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most digital bathroom scales will repeat your last measurement if it hasn't changed by more than half a pound. I pick up a 1 lb soap bottle off the counter first, then measure again without it for my weigh in.

Customers really hate seeing if a scale has a little inaccuracy in back to back measurements, so they all build in this bullshitting.

[–] Mythril@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

so you're saying we should invest in an industrial freight shipping scale for maximum accuracy

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

I love this. It remind me of the whole South Korean fan thing.

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