physical balance

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  1. rohIT

    rohIT Registered Senior Member

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    why place the unknown weight in the left pan only?
     
    rohIT, Jan 14, 2013
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    Read-Only Valued Senior Member

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    There's no mystery.

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    It's simply because most people are right-handed - and they can place the reference weights directly in the right pan without having to cross over to the left one.
     
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    rohIT, Jan 15, 2013
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    You're very welcome.

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    Read-Only, Jan 15, 2013
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