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Okay so I went to weigh my self on the family scale, and it said 210. This was n a hard floor. I wanted to know how much without my normal clothes on so i took it to me room, stripped and it gave me 178, roughly. Doubting my clothes weighed around 30 pounds, I put them back on and again weighed in my room, on the carpet. I got 180.

So on hard floor i get 210
On carpet i get 180.
30 pounds isn't a good range for an average weight if you ask me.

BTW it's a digital scale.

So... Which one is more likely more accurate?

  • 11.28.2012 8:54 AM PDT

The scale will need to be on a hard surface such as tile. You will not get an accurate reading if the scale is placed on carpet.

  • 11.28.2012 8:56 AM PDT

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Posted by: A Pimpin Lady
The scale will need to be on a hard surface such as tile. You will not get an accurate reading if the scale is placed on carpet.
Also your clothes more than likely weigh less than a pound.

[Edited on 11.28.2012 8:57 AM PST]

  • 11.28.2012 8:56 AM PDT

Break down, every single one of you.

I suggest trying it clothed on the hard floor again. If you still get 210 lbs. as your measurement, then try naked on the hard floor and see what the results are.

I really wouldn't think that a carpeted floor and a hard floor would make any difference on the scale's weight measurement ability.

  • 11.28.2012 8:58 AM PDT

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Posted by: Puma Knight
I suggest trying it clothed on the hard floor again. If you still get 210 lbs. as your measurement, then try naked on the hard floor and see what the results are.

I really wouldn't think that a carpeted floor and a hard floor would make any difference on the scale's weight measurement ability.
Carpet and hard floor do make a difference. It's the balancing problem the scale has when on carpet.

  • 11.28.2012 8:59 AM PDT