Sometimes an answer is very simple / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

December 17, 2025 8:51pm CST

My friend and her family are flying out of Western Australia tomorrow and spending Christmas and New Year in Japan. They bought a new gadget to help them weigh their bags. It just hooks onto the handle, you hoist the bag into the air and read the weight of the dial. The dial shows both imperial and metric weight. They hoisted up the first suitcase but the weight seemed excessive. They travel a lot and have a good idea of what bags weigh so they couldn’t understand how the bags could be so heavy. It turns out the gauge was showing the weight in pounds, not kilos. Converting back to kilos made all the difference and all is right again in their world. The photo is Vince's taken in Nepal.

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PLETHOS

@Plethos (13676)

• United States

15h

A fish scale is what they bought ?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

I don't know what it would be called but that sounds very logical. We had one on the farm. I've just remembered that we used it for weighing poultry. We'd tie the legs together then lift them with the hook.

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PLETHOS

@Plethos (13676)

• United States

@JudyEv - i bet they flapped for a bit.

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@DaddyEvil (163756)

• United States

14h

It's a beautiful photo.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

Thanks. We have it on the wall.

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@DaddyEvil (163756)

• United States

@JudyEv You're welcome.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108212)

• United States

15h

That photo is breathtaking!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

Thanks. I think it is my very favourite of all his photos. We have it hanging on the wall.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (147030)

• Roseburg, Oregon

14h

That is funny about the weight of the bags.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

Yes, it is funny. They couldn't work out what was happening.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14101)

• Ireland

14h

@judyev I too have one of those gadgets and have been similarly confounded. Last week I thought I had 35 kilos worth of clothes etc in my case going to Manchester, but it was 35 lbs. Our bathroom scales also freak my wife out because I weigh myself in kilos on the odd occasion and forget to switch the scales back to measure in stones. Then she hops on and comes out of the bathroom looking terribly discouraged.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

Our bathroom scales is only in kilos so I'm always discouraged!!

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (67148)

• Centralia, Washington

14h

Such a tranquil photo. I'd like to join that fisherman. I can't imagine going on such a big adventure.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

We have this one hanging on the photo. Tranquil is exactly the right word.

Our friends are going with their children, grandchildren and various partners. There will be 17 in the party.

rsa101

@rsa101 (40569)

• Philippines

13h

For frequent travelers, those gadgets are essential to ensure your luggage doesn’t exceed the weight limits, as airlines have started imposing stricter restrictions on each bag. Even the size and dimensions are being closely scrutinized to make sure they meet their specifications.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

They are much fussier than they used to be. You really need to pay attention nowadays.

Anna

@LadyDuck (489119)

• Italy

10h

We had that gadget to weight our bags, we gave it to our niece when we stopped traveling. The weight in pounds surely scared them.

I remember when I stepped on a scale in the US and I saw my weight in pounds, 99 was scary!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (489119)

• Italy

@JudyEv

And I used to simply think that 2 pounds are the equivalent of 1 KG, in reality it's less.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

It's something you don't think about really. You just hop on the scales and think 'Oh My Goodness.'

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

@LadyDuck Yes, it's a pity about that .2. It makes it so much harder to calculate.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (27720)

• Singapore

The photo is sort of eerie. I wonder what is floating on the water. I have a fair idea about how much a bag weighs. I do have a platform scale wieghing machine. I carry the bag and later deduct my weight. Pounds and kilos, feet and meter(metre!), fahrenheit and centigrade (celsius!) - they will keep our minds active!

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (208500)

• United States

Lovely photo. How special to be spending the holidays in Japan.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

They did it two years ago. The whole family goes - children, grandchildren and partners. Seventeen in total.

sarika bhatia

@sarik1 (7658)

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It is lovely photo.

SIDDI KIMPOLE

@SIDIKIMPOLE (2825)

• Eldoret, Kenya

Yeah some units can be confusing

Aparna Sen

@Dreamerby (9736)

• Calcutta, India

14h

Wow really good destinations to visit!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

I'm sure they'll have a great time.

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LooeyVille

@LooeyVille (54)

• United States

Yes I have one of those weighers

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367498)

• Rockingham, Australia

They'd be very handy.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (50941)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

Lovely photo. Yeah, at 2.5 pounds per kilo, 10 kilos would be 25 pounds but if you thought you were reading metric... 25 kilos is a small child!

snowy

@snowy22315 (200189)

• United States

Gadgets can be tricky sometimes, nice pic.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (126584)

• Marion, Ohio

Glad they figured out the problem

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (87507)

• United States

Glad they figured it out and switched back to kilos. Hope they have a safe flight and enjoy their time in Japan. That picture is just so serene and peaceful.