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		jschwartzi on March 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Bottomless (YC W19) – Coffee Restocked ... Actually a scale still works for 3 if it's large enough. Counting scales exist which can weigh increments less than a gram but can measure trends of kilos without damage.

seizethecheese on March 15, 2019 [–]

You're right, and we'll probably just keep doing scales.

Some people have a mental block with the word "scale" in this context, so we like to remind them it could be other stuff :).

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