scott wrote:
>> Indeed yes. You'd think eating a 1/4 lb burger would make you 1/4 lb 
>> heavier. But it didn't in their experiment.
> 
> I expect that your weight would go up approximately by 1/4 lb, give or 
> take a tiny amount for sweat evaporation etc.  Any larger differences 
> are probably just measurement error, what equipment or method can 
> accurately measure changes of a few grams when weighing 80 kg (that's 
> 0.001% accuracy) ?

As I say, a "1/4 burger" only weighs 1/4 lb BEFORE you cook it. Also, 
she didn't just eat the burger; it was in a bun.

But sure, knowing Braniac, I doubt the highest standards of scientific 
measurement were employed. ;-)

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