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Weighing scales

mairesile
mairesile Posts: 26 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have digital weighing scales

I weighed in bathroom today on carpet and then weighed on the hard floor and got different results

Does the surface affect the scales?

Replies

  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited November 2016
    Don't weigh on carpet. You need a hard, flat surface in order for scales to work properly.

    If at all possible, find a good spot where you can leave the scale without moving it.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Yes.
  • Ming1951
    Ming1951 Posts: 433 Member
    Yes, surface definitely affect scales. You should keep it on a hard flat surface preferably in the same spot.
  • mairesile
    mairesile Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks everyone that's what I was thinking
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,781 Member
    Yup, weighing on carpet will completely invalidate the results.
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