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This is obviously the right thing. Still, I can't help lamenting it. There was something delightfully baroque about knowing that the kilogram was in a vault in
by MikeTaylor 7y ago
This is obviously the right thing.
Still, I can't help lamenting it. There was something delightfully baroque about knowing that the kilogram was in a vault in France. I'm going to miss it.
- falcrist 7y agoIt's also a little surprising when you think about it. Look how far science has come despite a very shaky foundation in the system of measurements. I'm sure most people know, but the mass of the official kilo actually drifted by tens of micrograms since it was made. When you're talking about very large weights, that can be an enormous difference!