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[–] Flaky_Fish69@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

It’s not a “reputable” thing … it’s a process thing. Scales don’t get zeroed every time a fresh spool is loaded. Doing so adds complexity.

It’s pretty common for consumer goods to include the mass of packaging when the product is sold by mass across most industries.