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missmandy

missmandy

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simple to make & weighs 15 g's at a time,, a metal coat hanger, that pivots on another hanger wire .. 3 nickels on one end tied to 6 inches of fishing string ( the 3 nickels are wrapped in tape to even out the weight of the mcdonalds large cup lid on the other side ) , i put 3 nickels =15 grams , into the cup lid & it evens out perfect ,, LOL ...
 
CustomHydro

CustomHydro

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PurfectStorm said:
hate to burst your bubble...but when i have weighed out a nickel....its not a very precise 5 grams
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Whoa, you just stomped that bubble! C'mon, are u fucking serious, they are weighing shit with a coat hanger and here u come talking about a nickle might weigh 5.1 instead of 5.... I don't know about the nickles where u are from, but around here 99 out of 100 nickles weigh within a tenth of a gram of 5 grams.
 
missmandy

missmandy

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yeah i did some research & yes 99.9% of nickels weigh 5 grams ,, BUT the new nickels are a lil bit off ,, i used old ones ,,
 
missmandy

missmandy

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LMFAO .... i wouldnt put that dollar near my sweet nugz , might cause some type of mold or fungus :) ... cooch fungus :)
 
Bookworm

Bookworm

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why am I not surprised that when you put 3 nickels as the ballast on one side that 3 nickels on the other side balanced it?

3 nickels = 3 nickels.

duh.
 
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fdd2blk

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Bookworm said:
why am I not surprised that when you put 3 nickels as the ballast on one side that 3 nickels on the other side balanced it?

3 nickels = 3 nickels.

duh.
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what about the lid on one side and the tape on the other? these are what were balanced out. easy mistake, you're forgiven. :mrgreen:
 
Bookworm

Bookworm

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fdd2blk said:
what about the lid on one side and the tape on the other? these are what were balanced out. easy mistake, you're forgiven. :mrgreen:
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ah, that makes much more sense. Though I'll still stick to my digital, rarely do I have 15 gs to measure as is. :mrgreen:
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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The other cool aspect is that you can make one side just a little shorter and skew the bag weight. Just a mm or two would do it, and not even noticeable. Even better, at the pivot point. :?

No, I'm not advocating that type of thing, just pointing out some maybe overlooked variables.
 
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