Pretty damn fascinating.
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Pretty damn fascinating."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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Originally posted by LaserSVT View PostSo, in summary, it was made to redefine the definition of a kilogram?
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Originally posted by JC316 View PostI didn't realize that a kilogram could change depending on what the definition of the kilo is. Just because the object that is a kilogram changes, shouldn't mean that the kilo changes. I figured that once it's set, it should be a constant. I guess I was wrong."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler
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Originally posted by CJ View PostWell, I believe what they're saying is it isn't a set figure, because everything that is "set" it set according to a particular weight for calibration. I presume this is only an issue for extremely precise measurements (they are talking 90 micron differences in mass) but for calibration there must be a standard, and from what they are saying, there was no standard. This was created to effectively create the perfect standard.
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