Kiwi brothers invent a portable container weighing scale

Brison Jacks

By Gavin van Marle

15/02/2016

There’s a touch of genius at work here – the sort of invention that brings almost absurd levels of simplicity to solve what appears to be a highly complex problem. Watch the two-minute video to see how two brothers from New Zealand seem to have produced the very thing shippers around the world will need in just a few months. One assumes the last remaining obstacle is for the equipment to achieve certification from the relevant authorities.

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