Re: Weighing pumpkins
Cliff,
I agree with you about the use of bathroom scales over those found in
doctors offices ... which always weigh me 7.8 percent heavy to the charts.
Kathie
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>From: "Cliff Warren" <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com>
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Re: Weighing pumpkins
>Date: Wed, Sep 1, 2004, 7:04 AM
>
> First of all, let me say that I certainly think that we cannot accept
> a pumpkin weighed in that manner, because of all the things that
> can go wrong. There should be a standard and that should be one
> certified scale. I have no problem in making this sort of rule.
>
> But on the other hand, in defense of the person who posted, if this
> was done properly, it's as accurate as the scales are. If, there is nothing
> but "scale" between the pumpkin and the ground, then add up the
> scales and you have the weight. There is no where else for the mass
> to go, all of it has to be registered on the scales. To say otherwise would
> violate the laws of physics.
>
> More importantly, again, would we be "out of accurate range" on any of the
> scales, or is any of the pumpkin's mass supported in some other way?
> Like I said, for reasons like this it probably shouldn't be official.
>
> As far as weighing it on firm ground or not, the poster didn't say. If the
> system is "static", meaning the ground is not moving at all, then again
> the measurement system could be valid. If it's moving, then it is not
> accurate. Interestingly, if the ground was compressing, then it would
> probably register "light".
>
> OK, OK, I know this is a lot of engineering/physics mumbo jumbo for
> most of you, but lets keep things in perspective.
>
> Regards, Cliff
>
>
>>From: "Rebecca Steward" <Rebkin1@worldnet.att.net>
>>Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
>>To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>>Subject: Re: Weighing pumpkins
>>Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 06:09:40 -0700
>>
>>........attaway, Bob!---you tell 'em! The OTT method is still the "best"
>>at
>>a close estimate, however, as I understand it, a scale certified by the GPC
>>is the only "official" method of weighing and determining the exact weight
>>for " the books".....
>>
>>But, the visual of 4 bathroom scales out in someones' patch is pretty
>>hilarious. ( just for my own curiosity though, I weighed my first AG of 99
>>lbs on my bathroom scale, after my brother carried it into the house and we
>>set the scale on the firm linoleum kitchen floor.......)
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bob Attaway" <attaboy@bellsouth.net>
>>To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:21 PM
>>Subject: Weighing pumpkins
>>
>>
>> > Ladies & Guys:
>> >
>> > Let us be realistic, if a pumpkin is weighed on anything other than an
>> > accurate set of scales, it is not properly weighed.
>> >
>> > This weekend Mike Nepereny and I along with other local growers are
>>gonna
>> > weigh our pumpkins, maybe a state record,
>> > nothing more.
>> >
>> > The certified scales we will use cost about $150.00 for the weekend.
>> >
>> > This discussion about 4 sets of bath room scales is an insult to the
>>99.5%
>> > of the growers who try to be right and accurate.
>> >
>> > Now, I feel better:
>> > Bob Attaway
>> >
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