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** Making the verb "to weigh"
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(Weighbridge; Dimensions)
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This example draws together the previous snippets into a working implementation of the weighbridge.
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The following is not a very sophisticated approach, because it does not allow for weight to accumulate: if we put a gold ingot into a paper bag, then put the bag on the balance platform, only the bag's weight will register. But it will do for a first try.
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{*}"Dimensions"
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A length is a kind of value. 10m specifies a length. An area is a kind of value. 10 sq m specifies an area. A length times a length specifies an area.
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A weight is a kind of value. 10kg specifies a weight. Everything has a weight.
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The verb to weigh means the weight property. A thing usually weighs 1kg.
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Definition: A thing is light if its weight is 3kg or less.
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Definition: A thing is heavy if its weight is 10kg or more.
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The Weighbridge is a room.
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A blackboard is in the Weighbridge. "A blackboard propped against one wall reads: '122/10 is [122 divided by 10] remainder [remainder after dividing 122 by 10]; 122kg/10kg is [122kg divided by 10kg] remainder [remainder after dividing 122kg by 10kg]; 122kg/10 is [122kg divided by 10] remainder [remainder after dividing 122kg by 10].'" The blackboard weighs 10kg.
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A feather and a lead pig are in the Weighbridge. The lead pig weighs 45kg.
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The balance platform is a supporter in the Weighbridge. "The balance platform is 10m by 8m, giving it an area of [10m multiplied by 8m], currently weighing [the list of things on the platform]. The scale alongside reads: [total weight of things on the platform]. [if two things are on the platform]Average weight is: [the total weight of things on the platform divided by the number of things on the platform]. Heaviest item is [the heaviest thing on the platform], at [weight of the heaviest thing on the platform]. Lightest item is [the lightest thing on the platform], at [weight of the lightest thing on the platform].[otherwise]It seems to be able to weigh several things at once."
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Test me with "get feather / put it on platform / look / get pig / put it on platform / look". |