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The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!

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The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
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The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 5:09 am (This post was last modified: May 21, 2019 at 5:57 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Kilogram Redefined

Quote:Currently, it is defined by the weight of a platinum-based ingot called "Le Grand K" which is locked away in a safe in Paris.

On Friday, researchers meeting in Versailles voted to get rid of it in favour of defining a kilogram in terms of an electric current.

And about bleeding time, and all.  The standard kilogram is off by about 50 parts in a billion.  This is killing my heroin profits.

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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 6:09 am
Yeah, how can you be sure you are cheating your customers if the actual definition of a kilo of heroin just reduces?
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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 6:10 am
Does this mean the universe is lighter now?

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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 6:15 am
(May 21, 2019 at 6:10 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Does this mean the universe is lighter now?  

Asking for a friend.

No, it's a wee bit heavier - Le Grande K has been losing mass.  The new kilogram corrects that.

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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 6:28 am (This post was last modified: May 21, 2019 at 6:31 am by Anomalocaris.)
(May 21, 2019 at 6:15 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(May 21, 2019 at 6:10 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Does this mean the universe is lighter now?  

Asking for a friend.

No, it's a wee bit heavier - Le Grande K has been losing mass.  The new kilogram corrects that.

Boru

Doesn’t that mean the universe is lighter now, since it will consist of fewer of the new heftier kilograms?

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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 7:00 am
Does the metric fuckton change cause I use it all the time Dunno
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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 7:50 am
What's the going rate for a pound of flesh now?
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May 21, 2019 at 7:51 am
(May 21, 2019 at 7:50 am)no one Wrote: What's the going rate for a pound of flesh now?

It will be replaced by a kilo of beef
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May 21, 2019 at 8:00 am (This post was last modified: May 21, 2019 at 8:01 am by no one. Edit Reason: keyboard gnomes )
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RE: The New Kilogram Is Here! The New Kilogram Is Here!!
May 21, 2019 at 8:07 am
I am calling the police, it is wrong to kill a gram.
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