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The normal atmospheric force ( pressure) acts on all bodies, we know.

But then, why does the reading of a digital weight measurer in a grocery store shows zero when nothing is placed on it? It should show the normal atmospheric pressure.

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The machine is designed and manufactured as it can avoid the unwanted weights like atmospheric pressure, etc.

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