Force sensors (1)

["Rauber, Joel Phys" <RAUBERJ@mg.sdstate.edu>]

The below was written:

> A. R. Marlow says: we are

> > dealing with the proposition that someone had never encountered a force
> > detector that didn't measure acceleration first.

> Are we expected to answer with YES, NO, BOTH, NEITHER or NO_OPINION ?

> I suggest we replace "someone had never encountered a force detector ...",
> which is irrelevant, by "it is not possible to conceive a working force
> detector ...".

The fact that "I've never encounter . . . " is correctly stated to be 
irrelevant.  I chose those words to spark discussion (successfully I might 
add) on the issue.  I would like to confine the thread for the moment to 
spring scales as force sensors and then later expand it to other types (see 
post (2) )

> Who is counting? When should we begin? Please specify your private e-mail
> address for responding. And, above all, restate the proposition so that
> the opinion poll is based on the most recent formulation. How soon will
> you stop counting?

My statement is not subject to vote as is any other scientific questions. 
And a vote would mostly be irrelevant.  What is important is the discussion 
and arguements and counter-arguements for deciding or at least illucidating 
the question.

Joel