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[Phys-L] Cavendish

So I teach about universal gravitation and the Cavendish experiment.
Problem is -- how is the force actually measured? The fiber twists a
certain amount when the heavy masses are brought close to the hanging bar.
A torque makes it twist a certain amount, but how does this translate to
fiorce so that G could be measured?