Does anyone know what the name is of those scales that have a plate like thing on each side?
2007-02-14 05:30:31 · 2 answers · asked by Katie W 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
They are often referred to as 'balance', 'beam balance', 'pan balance' or 'mechanical scales'. I'll provide some links showing the different types:
http://www.scalesonline.com/mechanical.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighing_scale#Balances - Wikipedia article on scales.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=33 -- an 'online' pan balance scale you can play with, comparing weights of shapes. neat educational site.
Have Fun.
2007-02-14 08:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure they have a name to themselves in general they are called balance scales. You can find apothecary, chemist and pharmaceutical balance scales just to name a few.
2007-02-14 14:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by cp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋