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Trumpet1956 t1_jdgcrt3 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 4:50 AM

Reply to comment by chiuchebaba in ELI5: if I stand on a weighing scale that is kept on top of a soft surface (like a carpet) why does it show lesser weight that what actually is? by chiuchebaba

Yep, that sounds like what is going on. If the outside piece touches the material it would take part of the load and the scale would read less weight.