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If they made 40 copies of the prototype, they know exactly how to make it - don't they? Why can't they make one more?
by harigov 13y ago
If they made 40 copies of the prototype, they know exactly how to make it - don't they? Why can't they make one more?
- PeterisP 13y agoThey can make a copy by adjusting its weight against an etalon weight (cutting to the "same size" wouldn't be nearly as accurate as the current differences) - so they can make one more kilo-as-it-is-right-now, but they can't magically make one more of kilo-as-it-was-in-1879 unless they get a time machine.