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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Written by a OMETEROMETER - Please edit the explanation below and only mention here why it isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | Here, | + | Here, Megan is talking to Cueball about hygrometers. But before she can even finish explaining what it does, Cueball has looked up, found, and purchased the product. |
− | + | A {{w|hygrometer}} is an instrument to measure the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or the amount of water in solids as soil or wood. | |
− | + | A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/declinometer declinometer] is an instrument to measure {{w|magnetic declination}}. | |
− | + | A {{w|sclerometer}} is an instrument to measure {{w|scratch hardness}} of a solid by scratching it under some standard conditions and measuring the scratch. Instruments used to measure the elastic properties of concrete surfaces, like the {{w|Schmidt hammer}} [https://www.pce-instruments.com/english/measuring-instruments/test-meters/concrete-test-hammer-sclerometer-kat_162426_1.htm are also often known as sclerometers]. | |
− | + | A {{w|viscometer}} is an instrument to test the viscosity (easiness of pouring, honey has high viscosity while water has low viscosity) of a liquid. | |
− | + | An [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aleurometer aleurometer] is an instrument to evaluate the quality of flour for baking by measuring how much can a wet mass of wheat expand when heated while keeping its adhesivity.[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleurometer] | |
− | + | A {{w|Stalagmometric method|stalagmometer}} is an instrument to measure {{w|surface tension}} of fluids by producing a drop and wheighing it - the bigger the drop is, the larger surface tension the fluid has. | |
− | + | The word {{w|hypsometer}} can mean [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hypsometer two unrelated instruments] to measure height. One measures heights of a building or a tree by triangulation. The other measures altitude by measuring air pressure from its effect of boiling temperature of water. It should not be cofused with the {{w|altimeter}} which measure altitude by mechanically measuring air pressure. | |
− | + | An ometerometer, being a concatenation of [https://www.google.com/search?q=ometer -ometer] with itself would be a device for measuring measuring devices. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan and Cueball are walking and talking. Cueball is holding his phone with one hand, looking at it.] | :[Megan and Cueball are walking and talking. Cueball is holding his phone with one hand, looking at it.] | ||
− | :Megan: | + | :Megan: A hygrometer is a device for measuring- |
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:Cueball: ''I want one!'' Ooh, found one for $7.99 with free shipping! I'm buying it. | :Cueball: ''I want one!'' Ooh, found one for $7.99 with free shipping! I'm buying it. | ||
− | :Megan: | + | |
+ | :Megan: -Humidity. | ||
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:Cueball: Oh, cool! | :Cueball: Oh, cool! | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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