Baffled,

[Ancient1]

Why is it, when using either a hydrometer of alcohol-meter, the calibrated scale always appears on the side facing away from me? Or, does it just happen to me?
Ancient.

[Opus 27]

I think it\'s a law invented by a bloke called Murphy
Opus 27

[hoppinmad]

easy answer is, stand the other side ;-)

[bluecap]

And why does it still face the same way if you turn the whole testing jar round?

[Bottleofrum]

This is a mystery to me, someone call the secret seven.ha ha
BOR

[Opus 27]

It\'s all todo with Murphy I think he\'s the little man that\'s sat in the tube and paddles it up and down to give you a reading. He can\'t look you in the face so he keeps turning round.

[hoppinmad]

the spirit hydrometer is basically a fairly simple affair that gives a reading of length, therefore i often fox \'murphy\' by marking my glass measuring jar with a bit of tape and rechecking the length on the outside with the hydrometer firmly in my grip, ha ha try n turn now you little bugger