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Russell99
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by Russell99 » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:28 am
Location : Sri Lanka, tropical climate, no winters.
bbarv
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by bbarv » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:52 am
Areometer / hydrometer
Russell99
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by Russell99 » Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:56 am
bbarv wrote: ↑ Thu Jun 25, 2020 4:52 am
Areometer / hydrometer
Thanks
Location : Sri Lanka, tropical climate, no winters.
teo
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by teo » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:11 am
If the level would be 0 when floating in pure water I would guess for measuring alcohol proof figures
Steve-0
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by Steve-0 » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:08 pm
My first thought was aquarium thermometer. Did they have tropical fish tanks?
Russell99
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by Russell99 » Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:21 pm
Steve-0 wrote: ↑ Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:08 pm
My first thought was aquarium thermometer. Did they have tropical fish tanks?
No
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teo
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by teo » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:30 pm
I take my guess back - the scale would be inverted for this
mikethecactusguy
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by mikethecactusguy » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:28 pm
bbarv is correct. a density meter.
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ilariav
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by ilariav » Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:31 pm
I think it might be an hydrometer, but for things heavier than water, like clay slurries, not for alcohol. Potters use them, also soils and cement people.
bbarv
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by bbarv » Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:17 am
ilariav wrote: ↑ Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:31 pm
I think it might be an hydrometer, but for things heavier than water, like clay slurries, not for alcohol. Potters use them, also soils and cement people.
Or in confectionary, or just for making syrups
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by mikethecactusguy » Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:47 pm
teo you are correct the first time. in pure water it will float the lowest. Since alcohol is lighter than water the more alcohol the higher it floats.
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