Redefining the kilogram
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Updating how we measure the kilogram. Interesting.
Scientists are about to change what a kilogram is. That’s massive.
Pratt and his colleagues at NIST are part of an international effort to redefine the kilogram based on a fundamental universal constant — a physical quantity in nature, like the speed of light or the electric charge of a proton, that never changes regardless of when and where you are. And on Friday, the NIST team got their most precise measurement ever for this constant.
“It's not obvious that it's a big deal, but it’s a big deal,” Pratt said. With this new measurement, “we could switch from a 19th-century definition of mass to a more 21st- or 22nd-century definition of mass. We could get it based on an idea more than an object. And that’s just beautiful, and I’m proud of our species for getting to this place.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/07/05/sc...
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NIST is located in Boulder.
NIST is located in Boulder. Thom can scratch liberals there.
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The way that darn Metric
The way that darn Metric System works so nicely for science-ish stuff is all about Water.
A gram of Water happens to be one cubic centimeter (cc) in volume. Imagine the possibilities for easy scientific calculations and formulas !!
Back in the Seventies, USA was all set to convert over to Metric (so our Math & Science teachers told us). We even had 'Meter Sticks' in the classroom. What Happened? Reagan got in there and ruined our advancement into Global measurement systems.
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The original inch was one
The original inch was one finger joint of the king. The inch is now being re-calibrated to reflect the maximum digital capacity of our great leader. This will make conversions much easier, as the Trump inch will be exactly equal to the centimeter.
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If only the formula key could
If only the formula key could be found to convert centigrade degrees to Fahrenheit degrees on metric angles.
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Congratulations Ned. It only
Congratulations Ned. It only took two posts for you to include an unnecessary, out of context and snarky political comment.
Well done!
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He learned it from watching
He learned it from watching you!
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Thom, I know you keep score.
Thom, I know you keep score. I have been extremely fair to you. Now..start scratchin' !!!