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Roundest Object In the World Created

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the boobs-boobs-boobs dept.

holy_calamity writes "An international research group has created the most perfect spheres ever made, in a bid to pin down a definition of the kilogram. It should be possible to count exactly the number of atoms in one of the roughly 9cm silicon spheres to define the unit. Currently the kilogram is defined only by a 120-year-old lump of platinum in Paris, but its mass is changing relative to copies held elsewhere. Other SI units have more systematic definitions."

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  1. More 90's references by philspear · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... DEEZ NUTS!

    Sorry sorry sorry, I'll go write "I will not talk about my nuts" 500 times on the chalkboard now.

  2. Re:Wishing... by Goaway · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but also speaks the language.

    You don't seem to speak it quite as well as you believe. "Hentai" is never used in Japanese to refer to porn.

    Well, except when making fun of the silly gaijin and their weird word usage.