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QUOTE The spring scale can also be correctly called a Newton Metre, that is a metre for measuring newtons. UNQUOTE
NO! A metre is a unit of length. A Newton metre (Nm) is a unit of moment or torque. For a measuring device, you need a meter. Hence it should read:-
The spring scale can also be correctly called a Newton meter, that is a meter for measuring newtons.
88.110.205.207 ( talk)Mark UK —Preceding comment was added at 13:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
No, a length is called a "metre" but a scale or device is a "meter". A Newton Metre and a Newton Meter are different things (although they are not well articled atm and, for me, references are scarce) ~ R. T. G 22:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to see the reference to the "Newton meter" (meaning, force measurer!) somewhere on this page - with someone verifying my formatting please! KL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.35.222 ( talk) 22:45, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Unless I’m greatly confused, the top scale will read half the weight of the body hung on the lower scale, plus the weight of the lower scale itself. I’m leaving it as-is in case I’m greatly confused. :-) - Ahruman ( talk) 10:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
That is possibly the ugliest spring scale I've ever seen. It looks like it was recovered from a shelled high school in World War I. I'd be afraid to touch it for fear of getting tetanus. Hmm, I seem to be out of insults. However, it's a great illustration, but we should have a more modern classroom scale to compare to this thing - you know, the ones with the clear plastic and bright green lettering. I don't have access to a teaching lab at the moment, though. SamuelRiv ( talk) 21:11, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
That photo's been swiped. I nominate the 1894 patent drawing as an illustration. I'd put it on myself, but you can't upload without logging in, and my VPN's at the cleaners this week. 73.36.62.119 ( talk) 22:01, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
In [1] I added the wikilink to Salter Housewares because this mentions Bilston, while the original (and subsequent) link [1] in the article mentions West Bromwich. The article [2] now appears to reference only [1] as the source of Bilston, which (not having access to the book), I don't know it does. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isidore ( talk • contribs) 22:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Title is 'Spring scale' but reads as if it was 'spring balance'. "Balance" seems a misnomer - can we delete all uses of 'balance' from this article ? - Rod57 ( talk) 02:49, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
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QUOTE The spring scale can also be correctly called a Newton Metre, that is a metre for measuring newtons. UNQUOTE
NO! A metre is a unit of length. A Newton metre (Nm) is a unit of moment or torque. For a measuring device, you need a meter. Hence it should read:-
The spring scale can also be correctly called a Newton meter, that is a meter for measuring newtons.
88.110.205.207 ( talk)Mark UK —Preceding comment was added at 13:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
No, a length is called a "metre" but a scale or device is a "meter". A Newton Metre and a Newton Meter are different things (although they are not well articled atm and, for me, references are scarce) ~ R. T. G 22:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to see the reference to the "Newton meter" (meaning, force measurer!) somewhere on this page - with someone verifying my formatting please! KL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.35.222 ( talk) 22:45, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Unless I’m greatly confused, the top scale will read half the weight of the body hung on the lower scale, plus the weight of the lower scale itself. I’m leaving it as-is in case I’m greatly confused. :-) - Ahruman ( talk) 10:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
That is possibly the ugliest spring scale I've ever seen. It looks like it was recovered from a shelled high school in World War I. I'd be afraid to touch it for fear of getting tetanus. Hmm, I seem to be out of insults. However, it's a great illustration, but we should have a more modern classroom scale to compare to this thing - you know, the ones with the clear plastic and bright green lettering. I don't have access to a teaching lab at the moment, though. SamuelRiv ( talk) 21:11, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
That photo's been swiped. I nominate the 1894 patent drawing as an illustration. I'd put it on myself, but you can't upload without logging in, and my VPN's at the cleaners this week. 73.36.62.119 ( talk) 22:01, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
In [1] I added the wikilink to Salter Housewares because this mentions Bilston, while the original (and subsequent) link [1] in the article mentions West Bromwich. The article [2] now appears to reference only [1] as the source of Bilston, which (not having access to the book), I don't know it does. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isidore ( talk • contribs) 22:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Title is 'Spring scale' but reads as if it was 'spring balance'. "Balance" seems a misnomer - can we delete all uses of 'balance' from this article ? - Rod57 ( talk) 02:49, 27 August 2014 (UTC)