why are non-digital weighing scales still heavily used across many professional sports, hospitals, etc?

Question

Does it have to do with accuracy?

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Answer 1

Mechanical scales are super reliable. If an electronic scale is off, you just get a number and no obvious reason why it’s not working. If a mechanical one is off, you can see almost all the parts, it becomes a bit more obvious if there’s a problem. Also no battery issues etc.