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Posted on 23/01/26 08:16:42 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1089: Weigh it up
One of the more curious sights in the museum in Geneva where I went in December was this giant scale. Presumably the weights hung on the hooks, and whatever you wanted to weigh was placed on the scale. But what could you weigh with a scale this big? High res is here.  |
Posted on 23/01/26 08:52:14 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 1089: Weigh it up
The load tray is so close to the fulcrum it must have been able to weigh very large amounts with very modest weights. It's been a very long and tedious haul but I am up and running again with what feels like a brand new machine (which in a sense it is) everything fast and solid. Fingers crossed. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 23/01/26 09:20:41 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3229 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1089: Weigh it up
Welcome back David! 
Google AI saiys: This is an antique steelyard balance, also known as a Roman balance. It is a type of straight-beam scale that uses a sliding counterweight along a longer, marked arm to measure the weight of an object suspended from a shorter arm. |
Posted on 23/01/26 2:25:08 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 1089: Weigh it up
I’ve found the weights, if these are any use  |
Posted on 23/01/26 2:28:30 PM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 712 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1089: Weigh it up
A chance to feature my home town. Bath, Roman Aquae Sulis wasn’t just Roman by name. It was a fully functioning civic and religious centre, anchored by two things the Romans cared deeply about: water and order. Founded in the 1st century AD, soon after the conquest. Famous for its hot springs, sacred to Sulis Minerva. Home to baths, temples, workshops, storehouses, and administrators |
Posted on 23/01/26 2:52:53 PM |
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dwindt
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Re: Challenge 1089: Weigh it up
Beautiful image, Ben. I'm the other side of the spectrum with "Measure your metal." I know what you'll all be singing later on...lol.  _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |