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More about that piece of platinum in Paris, the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram#International_prototype_kilogram

by aftbit 10y ago

More about that piece of platinum in Paris, the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram#International_prototype_kilogram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram#International_prototy... Also, something I had never heard of, Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Standard_Mean_Ocean_Water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Standard_Mean_Ocean_Wat...

bambax 10y ago
It's not in Paris but in Sèvres, 10 km west of Paris (where I live).
- knodi123 10y ago
  The most precise reference for a kilogram in the whole world? It's approximately in Paris, more or less- we care about precise weights, not precise locations. /s