the kilogram is shrinking!

**gnosis_within** · May 29th, 2003, 01:13 AM

the platinum-iridium cylinder that is the official kilogram (made back in the late 1800s) seems to be losing weight. the loss is small, only the mass of a grain of salt, but it is enough of a change to force scientists to try to find another way of determining the weight of a kilogram.

would this not mean that there will be a new standard of weight measurement? i mean, the original weight of the kilogram is gone forever, any attempt to find it again will be guesswork, right? they should just start again with a new measurement. i suggest the name danielgram, has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Cyalaytr · May 29th, 2003, 01:32 AM

Well Shit there goes my Coke sales! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

**zelazny** · May 29th, 2003, 07:59 AM

those bastards will probably just stick to the old kilogram and gram and try to find something as in : Exactly X amount of Y isotopes of atom Z will be one KG.
Just like with time.

**SHATOUSHKA** · May 29th, 2003, 06:59 PM

the fact that THE kilogram is kept in an air-tight
chamber, along with other various objects representing
the alternate weights and measurements, just goes
to show how absolutely absurd the whole notion
of weight/measurement is.

these people are taking this so seriously. its
as if the world has lost the keys to its car
and its 15 minutes late for work already.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">Originally posted by Cow Cud Is A Twin:
I'm glad us Americans don't have this problem...
Once again... America on top of things!</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

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