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Old 02-01-2012, 11:31 AM
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Default my package lost 1lb in TN?

im anxiously awaiting some new frogs and ive been tracking it online.

somehow it seems it lost a pound somewhere in tennessee

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we'll see how it turns up in a couple hours

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Well, what happened?
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everything arrived in tip top shape!!!

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Default Re: my package lost 1lb in TN?

Different gravity constant in that location.

Happens all the time.

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Default Re: my package lost 1lb in TN?

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Different gravity constant in that location.

Happens all the time.

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You may want to notify the physics community of your discovery of a different G in different locations
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Default Re: my package lost 1lb in TN?

Pretty sure the shipper guestimates the weight, then when they load the jets they need an exact weight, I would guess that was what happened.
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Default Re: my package lost 1lb in TN?

the package came from california, so memphis was when it went from plane to truck.

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Look what happened to a package I ordered:

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Oh wow the physics world is in an uproar. Different gravity and time travel all in the same thread.
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Did you call them and tell them it was 43 years late? I would have.
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