Burn's Hog Weighing Method: (1) Get A Perfectly Symmetrical Plank And Balance It Across A Sawhorse.

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Burn's Hog Weighing Method:
(1) Get a perfectly symmetrical plank and balance it across a
sawhorse.
(2) Put the hog on one end of the plank.
(3) Pile rocks on the other end until the plank is again
perfectly balanced.
(4) Carefully guess the weight of the rocks.
-- Robert Burns

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