http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/07/17/weight-part-one.aspxIt's not a dieter's myth after all. You really do weigh more if you put your scales on the carpet. And now we know why. David MacKay, a physicist at the University of Cambridge, heard about the strange effect after a chance conversation with a fellowenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)