When measuring forces using the spring scales, does it matter what orientation they are used in? For example, we used them horizontally to pull the box, but one normally sees such scales used vertically, with the objects to be weighed hanging from the hook. Explain

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Newton's First Law of Motion

If a very smooth ball is rolled down an inclined surface with zero friction, the ball will continue to roll indefinitely for an infinite time, in an attempt to reach to the same height on the opposite hill!