A scale is to be used on a wood countertop made from some very nice Brazilian cherry. To p...

A scale is to be used on a wood countertop made from some very nice Brazilian cherry. To protect the countertop, the owner attaches self-sticking felt pads to the feet of the scale. When the weight was placed on the scale before the felt pads were applied, the scale read a certain value. Will the value be higher, lower, or the same when the same weight is placed on the scale but with the felt pads between the scale and the countertop? Ignore the transient dynamic effects that occur immediately after the weight is placed on the scale.

Note: Concept problems are about explanations, not computations.

Figure P3.18