in the mail. And the Chrony. I have the urge to go measure stuff now. I feel like I should have a lab coat. And a pocket protector. I bet my roommate has some dial calipers.
FWIW, an empty PPX weighs 26.9 ounces, while an empty FNS-9 comes in at 24.6. I had an empty Glock 19, but it had a Lightguard on it and I didn't think that was fair. I'll probably go weigh it, too.
I wonder if I could get Huck to stand still on the platform?
*Oh, and the trigger pull gauge. Thanks for reminding me, pdb!
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What no slide rule?
ReplyDeleteActually, even after acquiring all of those devices, the implement that raised my eyebrows the most was a recording trigger pull scale. Our fingers LIE.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, I have the fish scale, too. I want to measure ALL THE THINGS now.
ReplyDeleteCat weighing procedure:
ReplyDeleteWeigh random book, place on scale open. Pretend you're reading it.
Subtract weight of book from total once cat decides to 'assist' - usually immediately after said cat discovers open book.
Now you need a Planimeter.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.engineersupply.com/Lasico-L10A-Planimeter.aspx?gdftrk=gdfV22645_a_7c983_a_7c4620_a_7cES54&gclid=CLL__96Srr4CFWNgMgodvBgAWA
Mine is about a hundred bloody years old but still looks like new in it's satin lined leatherette case.
Now I'm thinking about Bilbo Baggins measuring cleavage in "The Aviator" with a ruler!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if I could get Huck to stand still on the platform?
ReplyDeleteMy money's on Huck. There's a reason the vet has a kitty scale scale with a great, big platform on it. I have mental images of senior year vet students getting graded on their cat weighing technique...
Just put a box on the scale. No cat can resist a box.
ReplyDeleteWelome to my world, Tam...
ReplyDeletegvi
Time to join the League of Mad Scientists, set up bubbling beakers in the background (they make great coffee makers), Tesla coils zapping for visual and sound effects, a drafting table with T-square, and an engineers pocket notebook to record your arcane data. Add a hunchbacked Igor as your minion and you're all set...
ReplyDeleteDoes Huck count as a weapon?
ReplyDeleteWhat Brian said. Get a cardboard box.
ReplyDeleteIf you can't find a lab-coat a shop-apron will do.
ReplyDeleteCats are readily weighed by attaching and weighing a cat toy to the scale, then getting the cat to attack the toy.
ReplyDeleteWhile the cat is suspended in the air, attached to the cat toy, read the weight and subtract weight of toy.
Problem solved.
How did you not already have these things???
ReplyDeleteBetter check the maximum weight on your scale before you try to weigh Huck. Wouldn't want to break it.
ReplyDeleteFeline gravitational attraction determination, Home Version.
ReplyDeleteObtain:
1. Feline, qty 1
2. Cloth sack, qty 1
3. Fish scale, qty 1
Insert feline into cloth sack. Attach sack to fish scale, lift from floor. Read scale. Gently return sack to floor, open sack, release feline.
For some reason, popping the fuzzball into a soft cloth sack doesn't usually cause much in the way of undesirable random action by the involuntary participant. At least, not for the time required to obtain a gravitational atraction reading, but I would suggest all deliberate speed. Rubbing a little bit of catnip on the interior of the sack seems to help.
Cats are easily weighed in a cardboard box. You establish the tare weight of the box first, then insert the cat, couple whacks with strapping tape. You then have about 1:30 to get the weight before felix establishes a new egress point.
ReplyDeleteThat's why you get the tare weight first. Because afterwards, the box has lost some weight in the form of ribbons and shards. Also, the cat may be cross at you for a while.
Don't ask how I know this.
Meanwhile -- I got a Lyman digital trigger pull gauge, but have not had good results with it. Maybe you've inspired me to pull it out and try some trigger pulls.
I have this sudden realization that Tam is sitting there, reading the comments and suggestions, and rolling her eyes and muttering "Tells jokes to Aspies..."
ReplyDeletePffft. Y'all are puttin' waaay too much work into weighing the cat.
ReplyDeleteThere's a reason cats don't like to stand on scales. The scale platform moves, and cats *really* don't like the ground, or anything else, for that matter, moving under their feet. S'why they get off the scale as soon as you put them on it.
So. To weigh a cat:
1) Weigh yourself.
2) Pick up the cat and weigh yourself again.
3) Subtract result (1) from result (2).
Done.
BSR
Science Tam!
ReplyDeleteMolecules.