Roger Vaughn <[log in to unmask]> wrote about scales:
>The other problem is that most food ingredients don't tend to move much
>on their own - at least not once they get to us - so most kitchen scales
>don't have the "weight lock" or "average" function that you will find
>on veterinary scales.  That means that the ferret's weight will seem
>to jump around a bit as you weigh him, so you will have to somewhat
>estimate the correct weight.  This effect is more pronounced if you
>weigh in grams instead of ounces."
 
When I weigh my guys, I've found they sit perfectly still for a lick of
vitamin paste :-)
 
And slightly off-topic, can I say that since moving to Germany last year,
I don't know why the U.S. doesn't just go ahead with the conversion to
metric.  It's so much easier!  (OK, yes I do know why....:-)
 
Em
[Posted in FML issue 4404]