How much does 25pence weigh?
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I'm trying to weigh a component accurately. I have a balance and some weights, but none small enough to get the accuracy I need. The item weighs exactly 100grams + the combined weight of a 20pence piece and a 5pence piece.
So does anyone out there have any scales they could weigh the two coins with and post the result?
So does anyone out there have any scales they could weigh the two coins with and post the result?
UKBob said:
UKBob said:
Could whoever's got the scales also weigh a slice of bogroll soaked in candle wax please
Sorry aint got no candles
But i have to ask the question why?
I'll tell you if you weigh just just the bogroll stating its brand name, and divide the figrue by 7
I managed to get a piece of Andrex's finest to weigh 0.7g so the figure you are looking for would be 0.1g? bearing in mind my scales only go to 1 decimal place so could weigh between 0.66 to 0.74g
UKBob said:
No Mikey, the whole unused bogroll, with all the sheets of tissue still in tact (its for a mini hot air balloon)
My scales only go to 100g and it gives me a bunch of EEEE's when a full bog roll is placed onto it. and no, i aint counting the number of sheets and multiplying it by 0.7g
If you don't have any proper scales that will do the job, you can get a pretty accurate measurement (if you can afford the time) using a balance beam. For example if you take a 12" ruler balanced on a pencil at its mid point, put the thing-to-be-weighed on one side and your reference weight on the other, put the lighter one a convenient round distance from the pivot and find how far the other weight has to be to balance it. You know the weight times distance on both sides will be equal so quick bit of mental arithmetic will tell you what the part weighs.
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