> > > > Go through the drive up window at Macdonalds or BurgerKing... ask for *one* fry...
> > > >
> > > try to go through a drive-thru without a car... it might require everyone jumping up and down on the weight sensor thingy... see if they'll serve you.
> >
> > Weight sensor thingy? Huh? What does that do? (And don't say "it senses weight...")
> >
> > Brunnen-"confused"G
>
> All right, I won't. :)
>
> Actually, it detects when there's a minimum amount of weight. Like maybe the weight of a car.
>
> Nyper"Heavy topic"old

I know, I KNOW. I figured that part out. What I want to know is *why*. At all the drive-throughs I've ever seen, the staff person at the window can *see* if there's a car coming. So what does the weight sensor *do*?