To fully appreciate what's going on in this bit, you need to have a read of a post I did short way back ..... here's the link to it .... 548-the-flat-controller-has-to-improvise.html I did promise you that I would show you if and how you could weigh any bird up to 40 grams using just a balance and 4 weights ... 1g, 3g, 9g and 27 g. I know you will all have been desperate to find out if it can be done. It's the sort of thing you feel you should know. And here is that explanation .... I thought it would be a nice idea to draw up a weighing chart for The Flat Controller ... and here it is in all its primitive glory ! Well, there's two bits actually. And it is packed with lovely drawings by fabulous me ! It's got birds of increasing weight ( 1g -40g) and it shows you which of the four weights ( 1g, 3g, 9g, 27g) you put where. So, for example, to weigh a 20 gram bird you put the 1g and 9g on the bird's side, and the 3g and 27g on the other side. Hunky-Dory. And on the right side of the second section there's a sort of "summary chart" you could cut-out-and-keep and pop it in your pocket so you would be ready for any, er, situation. I've posted it through his letter-box anonymously. Otherwise he would no doubt have showered me with praise and numerous extravagant gifts. That's the way he is. And here's an odd thing ... The Significant Otter had a look that lovely chart and said ... " Are they real birds ?" Has all I have taught her been for nothing ? Er ..... yes. But now ..... some suitable music..... ..a fine Bowie song from Hunky Dory .... his best album I reckon ... And I've nearly finished an even swisher version of the chart minus all the scribbly-out bits and I'm going to colour it in ! Wowzers. It reveals all the subtle mathematical patterns involved. It'll be specially featured on the next post. Or thereabouts ....depends on what turns up. It is a work of art, so it is...beats blasted Banksy any day. And a work of heart too.
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