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I was a little disappointed that the upper range of gravity on earth only goes to 9.8337. Just a little more and there would have been somewhere on earth that

by Lerc 3mo ago

I was a little disappointed that the upper range of gravity on earth only goes to 9.8337. Just a little more and there would have been somewhere on earth that was an exact match. It would have been the ideal (if chilly) place to start a cult.

bonzini 3mo ago
The initial definition of the meter would have been such that g=pi^2. It was then adjusted but enough for it to remain an interesting (if not too good) approximation.
- Lerc 3mo ago
  Couldn't they have just done the adjustment by piling a lot of dirt in one place. Quite a lot.