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Old 04-22-2011, 08:43 AM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by moTthediesel View Post
The real problem is that what we want to weigh is 10# of fuel, but it's in a one ton or more car, that's only like 1/2 of one percent of the total.
In addition, weighing only 10 lbs, on a scale that is calibrated to 1 lbs.
That's a whopping error margin, it's ridiculously huge in comparison to what's being weighed.

I'm not surprised that participants are somewhat stunned at the results ...
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