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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/09/jersey_coop/

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The assistant concerned was "mortified" by the incident, he said, and is currently receiving support from the Co-op's HR department. ®
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Hopley said that he had never seen anything similar in 40 years of retail, although he had encountered problems with rhubarb in the past.

"Rhubarb sticks are quite long and hang off the end of the scale so they were actually underweighing. Now we break them in two before putting them on the scales."

WHAT?! :eek: So if you put a 30 cm long piece of rhubarb on a 20cm scale, you only weigh 2/3rds of it? WTF?!
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I've no idea why this phrase caught my eye in the context of the story:-
although he had encountered problems with rhubarb in the past.
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EvilBastard wrote:Hopley said that he had never seen anything similar in 40 years of retail, although he had encountered problems with rhubarb in the past.

"Rhubarb sticks are quite long and hang off the end of the scale so they were actually underweighing. Now we break them in two before putting them on the scales."

WHAT?! :eek: So if you put a 30 cm long piece of rhubarb on a 20cm scale, you only weigh 2/3rds of it? WTF?!
Yeah I thought that. Elementary physics FAIL! :lol:
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EvilBastard wrote: WHAT?! :eek: So if you put a 30 cm long piece of rhubarb on a 20cm scale, you only weigh 2/3rds of it? WTF?!
Not quite, but it WILL affect the reading. I know this from experience of calibrating ultra sensitive can weighing machines at work
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DerekR wrote:
EvilBastard wrote: WHAT?! :eek: So if you put a 30 cm long piece of rhubarb on a 20cm scale, you only weigh 2/3rds of it? WTF?!
Not quite, but it WILL affect the reading. I know this from experience of calibrating ultra sensitive can weighing machines at work
rhubarb is not in season in the UK ...... it'll cost a fortune just now so don't put any on the scales :innocent:

[just a piece of useless info really--I don't know if anyone wants some rhubarb crumble tonight :?: ]
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