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I would suppose it is referencing and mimicking the movements of a scale/balance which moves its own arms when the mass is being taken; lighter objects would be higher and heavier objects lower, movements which can be gestured using one's own hands.

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Q: Why do you move your hands up and down several times when comparing the weight of two objects?
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