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Physicists Find More Precise Gravity Number

Posted by emmett on from the this-is-the-pants dept.

DM writes "Physicists establish the most precise measurement ever achieved of Isaac Newton's gravitational constant and use this information to recalculate the mass of the earth. Check out the article at ScienceDaily." Now if they could only recalibrate to make me really buff, that would be nice.

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  1. Females by CAIMLAS · · Score: 5
    Ah, nuts! Now we're going to have millions of American females even more obsessed with their weight! We men will hear no end!

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  2. moving the world on hold by chowda · · Score: 5

    And I was just about to use this 16,000,000 mile lever to move the world and NOW its 20 feet to short... damn scientists!
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