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Re: FIRST weigh in scales

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Originally Posted by acdcfan259 View Post
Speaking of FIRST scales. Our team we about 118lbs in Manchester. At Chesapeake we added about 2-3 pounds of upgrades and fixes. We were wondering how close it was going to be, but to our amazement, when we put the robot on the scale, it weighed a tiny bit less. Anybody have any idea how this could happen?
Different scales, different floors... It's been said that with several scales, a slightly heavier team would be directed to the "lightest"... Before calibration measures were taken, that is.
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